Charity fundraising officer jobs

Why apply?

This is a unique opportunity to lead a respected local charity at a pivotal moment in its development. You will have the opportunity to shape the organisation's future, strengthen its long-term sustainability and make a meaningful difference to the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum. 

We offer flexible working arrangements where appropriate, professional development opportunities and a supportive and committed Board of Trustees.

The role would suit someone with senior management experience who wants meaningful, flexible, part-time work;  someone looking for a stepping-stone into a more senior charity management role; and/or someone who wants a hands-on role in a small organisation where they will have autonomy and their contribution will be visible. 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve.

Post outline

Location: Hybrid post. Part home-based, part at two locations in Rossendale
Salary: £35,900 pro-rata

Hours: 0.4 FTE  (flexible but must regulary include Tuesday and/or Wednesday mornings). We are seeking funding to increase this to 0.5 FTE

Duration of Contract: Initially 12 months.  Likely to  be extended for at least 12 months, depending on funding.

Closing Date: 2nd September.Interview date: 9th September.

About Us

Rossendale Refugee Support Group is a small, community-based charity committed to supporting refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in safety . We provide practical advice, advocacy, support and opportunities for social contact to individuals and families living in Rossendale.  We currently have a single employee who leads service delivery, and over 20 highly committed volunteers.

We provide two weekly Drop-in sessions for clients, one at Haslingden Link on Wednesdaymornings (offering casework and social opportunities) and one at Bacup Maden Centre on Tuesday mornings (offering casework only).

We are a small charity entering a significant stage in our development. Having established a strong reputation locally we have recently secured a Local Authority contract for delivering refugee advice services.  We are now seeking a Director who can lead the charity at a time of transformation, capitalising on our increased financial security to improve our offer, develop strategic direction, and establish the charity on a more sustainable footing.  There is more information on our website.

Key Responsibilities

· Strategic Leadership.  Work with Trustees to develop and implement future direction of the organisation.

· Partnership development. Represent RRSG and build partnerships with funders, community organisations, national bodies, and other stakeholders.

· Fundraising. Lead the development and delivery of the organisation's fundraising strategy, identifying funding sources, preparing high-quality funding applications and reports, diversifying and strengthening income streams.

· Operational management. Provide overall leadership and management of the charity's services, ensuring services are high-quality and responsive to clients’ needs.

· Line management. Responsible for the Service Delivery Lead postholder.

· Financial management. In partnership with the Treasurer and finance group, oversee financial management.

· Information systems. Oversee the management of organisational records and information systems, ensuring data security, accurate collection, analysis and reporting, to support quality improvement and decision-making.

· Website. Ensure website is kept up to date and developed according to needs.

· Governance. Oversee organisational policies, procedures and risk management, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, funders’ requirements and organisational policies.

· Casework. Provide input into casework service, normally a maximum one session/week, plus cover for absence of the Service Delivery Lead.

· Attending monthly board meeting to report back on service performance.

· Support to the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its responsibilities.

About You

We are looking for someone committed to our aims,  able to work autonomously,  excited to help shape our future with proven capacity to do so.

You will have:

· Strong commitment to the wellbeing of refugees and people seeking asylum

· Significant experience in a senior leadership or management role

· Experience in all aspects of management including finance, monitoring and evaluation, data systems, and people management

· Strong strategic planning, organisational development and project management skills.

· Excellent report writing, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

· Understanding of safeguarding and data protection requirements

· Willingness to work flexibly according to the charity’s needs

· Ablility to work on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings as needed.

Desirable characteristics:

· A successful track record of securing and managing funding

· Knowledge of the refugee and asylum sector.

· Experience of working within the refugee sector.

· Experience of working with trustees and charity governance.

· Experience of leading organisational change.

· Experience of managing externally funded projects.

· Personal experience of forced migration.

· Ability to speak relevant languages other than English

Right now, Gaza is one of the hardest places in the world to be a child. As of July 2026, UNICEF reported that more than 21,000 children had been killed and around 44,500 injured since October 2023. Over 58,000 have lost one or both parents or primary caregivers, while around 700,000 have missed almost three years of formal education.

Established in 2024, Children Not Numbers (CNN) is a medico-legal charity committed to the health, safety, education and rehabilitation of Gaza’s children. Working alongside colleagues in Gaza and more than 100 volunteers worldwide, including surgeons, medics and lawyers, the charity provides medical care, medical evacuations, education, psychological support and international advocacy. Within its first year, CNN evacuated more than 300 children and their companions, supported over 650 children through its multidisciplinary clinical team, delivered maternal healthcare to more than 600 women, educated over 350 pupils through its primary school, provided holistic care for 71 orphans and distributed more than 1,000 food aid baskets.

Reporting to a Co-Founder and Director, the Senior Communications Manager will lead Children Not Numbers’ social media strategy and day-to-day digital communications, using ethical storytelling to grow audiences, strengthen supporter engagement and help drive fundraising. Building on the charity’s established communications strategy, the postholder will also support website content, campaigns and brand development, working closely with colleagues in Gaza, the fundraising team and external creative partners to ensure the charity’s work is communicated with accuracy, sensitivity and dignity.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the next phase of Children Not Numbers’ growth, bringing fresh ideas, creativity and strategic thinking to a charity where communications plays a central role in fundraising and advocacy. With a collaborative ‘yes’ culture, the freedom to think differently and the autonomy to turn ideas into action, the successful candidate will have real influence over campaigns and storytelling.

As Senior Communications Manager you will:

• Lead Children Not Numbers’ social media strategy and day-to-day digital communications, creating compelling, ethical content that grows audiences, strengthens supporter engagement and helps drive fundraising
• Line manage the Marketing & Communications Officer and Gaza-based Video Journalist, while overseeing relationships with external creative and PR partners
• Work closely with colleagues in Gaza, the fundraising team and senior leaders to develop content and campaigns that communicate the charity’s work with accuracy, sensitivity and dignity
• Support digital content creation across the charity’s website, working with an external website agency, supporting the development of campaign landing pages and ensuring consistency of messaging and brand
• Create and/or review written content, including thought leadership pieces, fundraising materials, impact reports and organisational publications
• Monitor performance and emerging opportunities, using insight and creativity to continually strengthen the charity’s communications and digital presence

About you

This role will suit a strategic doer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by seeing the impact of their work. While hugely rewarding, the role is also highly reactive and, at times, harrowing, requiring sound judgement, resilience and the ability to adapt quickly as priorities change. The organisation has an embedded mental health and wellbeing programme in place to support staff – please ask for details.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience developing and/or implementing social media strategy within a charity or NGO settings
• Track record of creating engaging digital content and using ethical storytelling to build audiences and strengthen supporter engagement
• Strong understanding of the role communications and social media play in successful fundraising, with experience developing and delivering integrated digital campaigns that support fundraising, advocacy or wider organisational objectives
• Experience managing people, or demonstrating equivalent leadership experience, with the ability to motivate, develop and support others
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to tone, accuracy and detail
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, digital trends, audience engagement and analytics, with experience using insight and data to inform strategy and optimise performance
• A confident, collaborative leader, with the ability to work at pace, respond to changing priorities and make sound judgements under pressure
• An understanding of, or genuine interest in, the Gaza and broader Palestine context, humanitarian issues, and the importance of ethical storytelling
• Strong content creation and visual design skills, including experience using Canva or similar design tools

Desirable:

• Experience in the humanitarian or international development sector
• Experience working with photographers, videographers or content creators in international or complex operating environments
• Experience of influencer engagement, partnership development or community-building campaigns
• Knowledge of Google Analytics, Buffer (or similar social media management platforms), SEO and digital performance reporting

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, therefore please apply ASAP.

To apply, please upload a copy of your CV ensuring alignment with the person specification. A cover letter is not required, however if you wish to include notes to help clarify alignment between your experience and the person specification, please do so.

While this role is primarily aimed at candidates based in the UK, CNN will consider exceptional applicants based in countries with a time difference of no more than one hour from the UK. If you are applying from outside the UK, you will need to clearly specify your location and the time difference in the Notes section of your application to be considered for the role.

Please note that we will only be able to reply to suitable applicants. 

Role Purpose

Child Bereavement UK is a digital first organisation leading the way in Digital Transformation across the Bereavement sector. This role will play a vital part in helping Child Bereavement UK turn up the dial across our corporate partnerships fundraising.

As our Corporate Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the Corporate & Commercial team to grow income from new and existing corporate partners, commercial collaborations and wider business development opportunities.

You will provide administrative and operational support across the team, helping to build and maintain successful partnerships, coordinate commercial activities, identify opportunities to maximise income, and ensure an excellent experience for partners and supporters at every stage of their journey with Child Bereavement UK.

The role is essential in ensuring excellent supporter stewardship, accurate record keeping, and the smooth delivery of fundraising campaigns, events, and partnership and commercial activities.

If you are incredible at communicating and have excellent organisational skills, along with the drive, passion and enthusiasm to help businesses support our work, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Main Responsibilities

· Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Corporate and Commercial Fundraising team

· Confidently manage a small portfolio of corporate supporters while providing proactive support to the Corporate Partnerships Managers in the stewardship and growth of their portfolios. Support the delivery of the corporate supporter activities, contributing to a team target.

· Ensure all supporter records are accurate, compliant, and up-to-date on our database, and document all corporate engagement activity.

· Execute and adapt bespoke campaigns

· Assist with the preparation of funding proposals, sponsorship packages, and partnership applications.

· Maintain an awareness of corporate giving trends, news, events, campaigns and legislation in the UK and pick up on opportunities or topical issues that will enhance the charity.

· Provide comprehensive stewardship for our corporate supporters.

· Prepare regular communications, rewards and incentives and feedback.

· Seek out value added benefits such as generating awareness of the charity, volunteering, gifts in kind, introductions, attendance at events and pro-bono work.

· Provide support, where appropriate, for wider fundraising activity to develop opportunities across different fundraising areas.

· Research and identify prospective corporate and commercial partners, maintaining an accurate pipeline of opportunities and supporting new business activity to help grow sustainable income.

· Prepare and coordinate high-quality corporate communications, including partnership proposals, impact reports, stewardship updates and marketing materials, ensuring supporters receive timely, engaging and personalised communications throughout their partnership journey.

· Support the development and delivery of Child Bereavement UK's emerging commercial offer, undertaking research, coordinating sales and business development activity, and providing flexible administrative support as new commercial opportunities are identified and brought to market.

· Continually raise the profile of Child Bereavement UK by networking and representing the charity at events as required.

Person Specification

Essential

· Ability to be passionate and inspiring when communicating the work of Child Bereavement UK

· Desire to deliver the highest level of experience to corporate supporters and partners

· Excellent organisational and administrative skills

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Good attention to detail and accuracy

· Experience of maintaining databases or CRM systems.

· Highly professional, flexible and committed to achieving and exceeding KPIs

· Excellent time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines

· A creative thinker and quick to respond to opportunities

Desirable

· Understanding of child or parental bereavement.

· Evidence of continued professional development

· Experience of using Salesforce CRM System.

·        Experience of Corporate Fundraising 

Recruitment Timetable

Application deadline: 16th August 2026 at midnight

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role before the closing date.

Earliest Start Date: 1st December 2026

About the Role

We are looking for a Chief Operations Officer to lead the operations team, join the management team and support the CEO. Your priorities will be to oversee all fundraising, including campaigns, major donors and grant applications. You will oversee the HR of the organisation, including recruitment and disciplinaries. In partnership with the CEO and finance officer you will be jointly responsible for finance within the organisation. You will manage the facilities manager and administrator, ensuring that processes are followed appropriately and the building is maintained in good condition, ensuring we fulfil all legal requirements.

About You

You will be a senior manager who has energy and drive as well as sound judgement. On top of a strong track record in an operational position, you will have the breadth of experience to lead HR and systems, finance, monitoring and evaluation and fundraising. You will have experience in fundraising and funder management and be able to lead on making funding applications and reporting to funders. You will be a clear, analytical thinker who will strengthen the leadership of our charity. You will be an excellent manager of people. Finally, you will be excited about working in an organisation with a unique mission that strives to make a difference in the lives of some of the most disadvantaged young people in London.

Main duties and responsibilities:

As Philanthropy Officer, you will play an important and enabling role in growing income across the Hospice and supporting new, relationship-based approaches to fundraising.

Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, and with a focus on Major Gifts and Trusts and Foundations you will create and lead a new strategy to develop these income streams for The Hospice of Francis.

You will personally identify, develop and manage a portfolio of high-value relationships with a focus on developing £5-25k+ opportunities, along with managing our mid-level donor program, and a small trust’s portfolio.  Your role will also support the Head of Philanthropy with larger income opportunities giving you chance to learn and develop in this role.

You will also be responsible for guiding and setting the workload of the wonderful volunteers that support the team, ensuring it aligns with overall objectives and priorities.

This is an exciting role for someone who is motivated and passionate about hospice care.

Relationship management

·Proactively identify, cultivate and steward relationships with major donors, mid-level donors and foundations with a focus on £5-25k PA donors, contributing to the overall Fundraising target.

·Support the delivery of high-quality cultivation and stewardship experiences, from writing updates and reports, to exclusive events and visits that showcase the Hospice.

· Advocate for a relationship-based approach within the fundraising team and across the Hospice, working closely with peers across the organisation to achieve this.

Raising funds

• Individual and collective responsibility for achieving annual income target
• Write applications, proposals and reports for own portfolio and support The Head of Philanthropy as required
• Manage and continuously develop and review a small trusts portfolio, with a focus on raising strategic, flexible funding for the hospice
• Collaborate, as required, with the Communications team on fundraising appeals and with the Regular Giving Officer on the Friends programme
• Track and apply for local council funding, ensuring projects are reported on in a timely and efficient manner
• Support the Head of Philanthropy in identifying and developing exciting and inspiring fundraising propositions and applications
  
  Prospect research and portfolio development

• Conduct prospect research on the major gifts and foundations portfolio

• Work with other members of the fundraising team, and hospice more broadly, to identify new prospects and secure/uplift giving

• Conduct regular horizon scanning (internally and externally) to identify new prospects to feed the Trusts and Philanthropy pipeline

Administration

• Manage all gift processing and thanking for major donors and foundations, working closely with finance and the CRM team as required 
• Ensure the CRM is kept up to date and accurate, and data is held in accordance with GDPR guidelines
• Manage and guide the work of volunteers who support the Philanthropy Team
• Contribute to the Fundraising Department’s shared objectives and overall success

Essential

• Experience operating in a Trusts and Foundations role, or with transferable skills such as in grant writing, sales, relationship management or business development
• Proven track record in personally securing and stewarding five figure gifts and an understanding of the approach to secure six figure and multi-year gifts from individuals/Trusts and Foundations
• Experience in managing an income generating pipeline
• Experience of developing and managing a small trusts portfolio
• Understanding and able to demonstrate practical application of relationship-based fundraising approaches
• Understanding of major gifts fundraising
• Experience of prospect research and management, including knowledge of key prospect research tools and systems, particularly for Trusts and Foundations
• Knowledge of key trends affecting high-value fundraising and able to apply insights to own work
• Experience of the creative development of unrestricted and restricted fundraising propositions or products, including project budgets
• Demonstrable ability to construct a fundraising proposal and deliver reporting, in line with donor requirements
• Experience of using a CRM database
• Working knowledge of the Code of Fundraising and Data Protection law
• Analytical thinker with ability to make data-informed decisions

• Self-motivated and able to take responsibility for own area of work, with some guidance and support

• Ability to manage own workload and strategically prioritise in the face of competing demands on resource

• Proactive and operate with a solutions-focused approach, and with incomplete information

• Ability to track and evaluate progress and take action to respond to changing internal/external environment in order to achieve objectives

• The post holder is required to apply the level of judgement commensurate with role, act at all times in the best interests of the Hospice in accordance with the Nolan Principles of Public Life.

• Understanding of and management of reputational risk, including execution of due diligence screening as required

• Commitment to the aims and ethos of the Hospice

• Strong personal awareness and empathy, and ability to manage sometimes challenging emotional situations

• Able to work flexibly in order to deliver role including maintaining regular presence at the Hospice – likely to require some evening or weekend working, and travel to meet supporters and prospects 

• Understand and comply with all Health and Safety, Fire and Infection Control regulations

• Complete all mandatory training and ensure compliance of direct reports and contractors

• Act in a manner at all times to safeguard the interests of individual patients/clients and their  families and justify public trust and confidence in the Hospice of St Francis

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Income Generation

• Develop funding strategies for prospective trusts, identifying the strongest organisational and project matches and recommending the most effective approach.

• Write and submit tailored and effective funding applications to meet agreed income targets.

• Monitor application deadlines and ensure timely submission.

• Work with colleagues to gather, interpret and present service data, outcomes and financial information to produce high-quality, evidence-based funding proposals and reports.

• Contribute to the development of larger or more complex funding proposals, working alongside the Trusts and Foundations Manager and colleagues across the organisation.

• Contribute ideas that help Back Up’s Fundraising team develop innovative approaches to trusts fundraising, stewardship and donor engagement.

Relationship Management and Stewardship

• Ensure compliance with funder requirements by preparing and delivering high-quality impact reports and other agreed reporting, demonstrating how their contributions have been used.

• Act as the primary point of contact for trusts and foundations within your portfolio, building trusted relationships.

• Develop and deliver an engaging, year-round stewardship programme that goes beyond grant reporting, creating meaningful opportunities for funders to see the impact of their support through tailored communications, multi-media updates and personalised engagement.

Other

• Use application outcomes, funder feedback and sector learning to continually improve proposal quality, stewardship and trusts fundraising performance.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to gather information for compelling stewardship, cultivation, proposals and reports and maintain a deep understanding of the impact support provides to those with a spinal cord injury.

• Monitor trends in grant-making and maintain an understanding of developments affecting people with spinal cord injury to strengthen funding proposals.

• Contribute to Trusts processes for recording and sharing useful resources.

• Maintain accurate records of trust and foundation activity, ensuring Salesforce CRM and pipeline information is up to date and supports effective relationship management, reporting and forecasting.

• Use CRM, service data and organisational insight to support prospect research, develop compelling funding applications and identify opportunities for growth.

• Be an ambassador for Back Up and be part of the team at occasional Back Up events.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Candidates must fulfil the following essential criteria:

Essential

· Experience in trusts and foundations fundraising with the ability to identify funding opportunities and develop successful funding proposals.

· Confident using technology, including CRM systems and AI-assisted tools and spreadsheets, to support research, prospecting and proposal development while maintaining high standards of accuracy and judgement.

· Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.

· Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and persuasive funding proposals and reports.

· Able to balance attention to detail with strategic thinking.

· Strong numeracy skills and confidence working with budgets and financial information.

· Comfortable building relationships with senior volunteers, trustees and funders.

· Resilient and motivated, with a proactive approach to the challenges of trust fundraising and achieving income targets.

· A proactive approach to working towards targets.

· A strong team working approach.

· Willing and able to work occasional evenings/weekends and travel.

Desirable

· Experience in major donor fundraising, philanthropy or corporate partnerships.

· Understanding of spinal cord injury and/or disability issues

· Understanding of charity finance and/ or project budgeting.

· Experience supporting donor cultivation events

· Experience producing supporter communications, presentations or impact reports.

· Experience working with trustees, senior volunteers, ambassadors or high-net-worth individuals.

Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London / Sheffield / Glasgow
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Salary: £33,698 per annum (London), £30,635 per annum (rest of UK)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Monthly travel to London for team meetings (if not London-based) and occasional travel for external events (including occasional evenings & weekends)
Closing date: 23:59 hours, Sunday, 23 August 2026

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to establish a robust mid-value (£10k-£99k) programme and pipeline of trusts, foundations, and National Lottery agencies. You will play a vital role in filling a gap in our current portfolio and will be supported by the Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Manager to build the new programme from the outset. 

About the role

As part of the Trusts & Statutory team, you will sit within the Philanthropy & Partnerships department; a collaborative and creative collection of teams who are committed to diversifying the charity’s income.

The core function of your role will be to develop and manage a new programme of mid-value (£10k-£99k) trusts, foundations, and National Lottery agencies to increase income for both project and core activities. This will include researching and building a pipeline of prospects, preparing high-quality written proposals and reports, and delivering excellent stewardship. You will account-manage a small cohort of existing donors, delivering on contractual agreements and strengthening the relationships long term. 

You will liaise closely with colleagues across services, research, and campaigning to gather the necessary project information, data, case studies, and outcomes for use in your applications and impact reporting.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• A great communicator, who can write well, listen to others, and effectively present complex information.
• Proactive, well-organised, and able to work autonomously when required.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role or a desire to develop transferrable skills.
• Experience of writing bids, applications, or proposals.
• Experience in preparing detailed reports and using data to demonstrate impact.
• Experience of undertaking in-depth research and developing targeted proposals for presentation to prospects.
• Experience of developing and maintaining long term relationships with supporters or clients.
• Experience of securing and managing mid-level (£10k-£100k) gifts from trusts, foundations and National Lottery sources.

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

The Southmead Project is seeking an experienced and motivated Fundraiser to support the charity’s long-term financial sustainability.

The postholder will identify, research and secure funding from trusts, foundations, charitable bodies, statutory funders and other appropriate sources. They will lead on developing high-quality, persuasive funding applications and reports that clearly communicate the impact of the Southmead Project’s work and the needs of the people it supports.

Working closely with the CEO, Head of Finance and trustees, the Fundraiser will develop and deliver an annual fundraising plan, maintain a strong funding pipeline, and support the organisation to diversify its income. The role will require excellent writing, research, relationship-building and organisational skills, alongside a strong commitment to the charity’s values and mission.

• Develop an annual fundraising plan, alongside the Head of Finance and CEO.

• Carry out ongoing prospect research to identify new sources of funding from trusts, foundations, charitable bodies, statutory funders and other appropriate sources.

• Maintain a fundraising pipeline, ensuring that opportunities, deadlines, applications and reporting requirements are monitored effectively.

• Build and maintain a database of prospective and current funders, including key contacts, deadlines, funding priorities and application requirements.

• Monitor relevant local, regional and national funding opportunities, including being a sponsored charity at community events.

• Produce funding applications for trusts, charities, foundations and statutory bodies as an ongoing part of the charity’s income generation.

• Analyse data and feedback collected through outcomes processes for report writing.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with funders, partners and relevant stakeholders, including the corporate sector as part of the charity’s income diversification strategy.

• Attend monthly meetings with the Senior Leadership Team and trustee meetings as required.

• To work within the framework, spirit and ethos of the Southmead Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and actively engage in promoting the policy within the charity and in all dealings with clients and other agencies.

• To follow the Southmead Project policies, procedures and professional code of conduct as outlined in the Team Handbook.

• All members of staff, paid and unpaid, are required to undergo the   enhanced level of Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please see job description for full details.

Help grow partnerships that bring joy to seriously ill children.

Rays of Sunshine is looking for a confident, ambitious and relationship-led Corporate Partnerships Manager to help manage and grow a portfolio of valued corporate supporters.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us at a time of growth and transformation, as we deliver our new five-year strategy and continue to build long-term partnerships that make a real difference to seriously ill children and their families.

As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional stewardship across a portfolio of established and strategic corporate partnerships. You will develop tailored partnership plans, deepen engagement, increase income and secure sustainable, multi-year support.

The role will be approximately 70% focused on managing and growing existing partnerships and 30% focused on developing new business opportunities through warm introductions, established pipelines and collaboration with colleagues. You will work closely with the Head of Fundraising, wider Fundraising Team, Communications, Services and Events colleagues to ensure partners receive an excellent experience and feel connected to the impact of their support.

You will lead on partnership stewardship, employee fundraising, volunteering, sponsorship opportunities, impact reporting, renewal conversations and partnership growth. You will also help identify opportunities for corporate partners to engage with challenge events, special events, public fundraising campaigns and Wish Community experiences.

We are looking for someone with strong relationship management skills, experience achieving fundraising or commercial income targets, and the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels. You will be organised, proactive and confident managing multiple priorities, with excellent communication skills and a passion for creating meaningful partnerships.

Rays of Sunshine has recently been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026, reflecting our positive, values-led culture and commitment to supporting our people.

Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting a well-established social welfare charity in London with the recruitment of a Partnerships Officer.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a stable, high-performing fundraising team with exceptional staff longevity. The person previously in this role was in post for 10 years, and the line manager has been with the organisation for 9 years — a real testament to the culture, leadership and support on offer.

The Partnerships Officer will manage a successful corporate portfolio worth c.£400k, made up of a strong mix of long-standing partners and new business. Corporate fundraising is the organisation’s largest income stream, with events as a key secondary driver, meaning this role sits at the heart of future income growth.

Alongside stewarding existing partnerships, there is a particular opportunity to develop new corporate relationships locally, where there is significant untapped potential. Partnerships span a range of models, offering variety, creativity and scope to build meaningful, long-term relationships.

This role would suit a Corporate Fundraising Assistant looking to step up, or someone keen to take on a larger, more strategic portfolio while remaining hands-on with delivery and relationship management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and growing an established portfolio of corporate partners

• Developing new business, with a focus on local corporate opportunities

• Building strong, long-term relationships across a mix of partnership types

• Supporting corporate-led events and wider community fundraising activity

• Working closely with fundraising and communications colleagues

• Accurately recording activity and income using a CRM

The organisation is based on a beautiful site between Teddington and Hampton Wick, offering a genuinely lovely working environment.

The team typically works 2–3 days per week in the office, with Tuesday as the anchor team day, and the remainder working from home.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in corporate fundraising or partnerships

• A track record of managing relationships and delivering income

• Strong communication and organisational skills

• A proactive, collaborative and relationship-led approach

Experience of community fundraising and events would be welcome but is not essential.

 How to apply

The application process is rolling.

Please send your CV to

 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.

Corporate Partnerships Manager

North London Hospice has been caring for local people since 1984, providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, and increasingly within Camden and Islington. Our services are completely free of charge however it now costs more than £16m a year to run our charity. We rely on the generosity of our community through donations and our shops to make up the shortfall in funding.

We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our Fundraising Team and lead the growth of what we believe is one of the hospice's most exciting and untapped income streams.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on building relationships, identifying opportunities and creating partnerships that deliver real impact. You'll have the chance to shape the future of our corporate fundraising programme and make a lasting difference to the patients and families we support.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a corporate partnerships strategy designed to grow sustainable income and engagement.

This is a newly established area of focus, offering significant scope to develop new relationships, create innovative partnership opportunities and drive meaningful growth. You'll work closely with a Senior Officer, whom you will line manage, and collaborate with teams across the hospice to create compelling opportunities for businesses to support our work.

Key Responsibilities

· Develop and implement a strategic corporate partnerships plan.

· Identify, cultivate and secure new corporate supporters and sponsorship opportunities.

· Grow and maximise existing corporate relationships.

· Lead pitches and presentations to prospective partners.

· Manage and inspire a Senior Officer within the team.

· Develop attractive fundraising products and partnership opportunities with colleagues across the Hospice.

· Manage relationships with high-value corporate supporters.

· Monitor trends within the fundraising and corporate sectors, identifying new opportunities for growth.

· Manage partnership income and expenditure budgets and deliver against agreed KPIs.

· Ensure fundraising activity complies with GDPR, fundraising regulations and best practice.

· Work collaboratively with communications, retail, clinical and wider hospice teams to maximise partnership opportunities.

About you

We're looking for a someone with a track record of building relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders to secure growing partnerships.

You will have:

• Significant experience managing partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
• Proven success in identifying, pitching for and securing new business opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking skills.
• Experience developing innovative products, campaigns or propositions to attract supporters or customers.
• A track record of managing budgets, financial performance and KPIs.
• Experience leading teams and delivering results through others.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Outstanding communication, influencing and relationship-building abilities.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• A proactive, resilient and self-motivated approach.

Desirable

· Knowledge of the fundraising sector and fundraising regulation.

· Experience within a health, hospice or social care charity.

· Understanding of the North London corporate landscape.

Why join us?

By working at North London Hospice you will make a real difference to the lives of people affected by a life-limiting illness and their families. Our vision is to provide the best of life, at the end of life for everyone.

This role is a unique opportunity to build a growing corporate partnerships programme with significant potential. You'll join a passionate, supportive fundraising team and play a key role in helping North London Hospice continue providing exceptional care and support to patients and their loved ones.

We offer an attractive package of benefits, designed to support the health and wellbeing of everyone who works with us. In addition, we also offer comprehensive and unique learning development opportunities designed to give you the tools you need to succeed in your career at the hospice, whilst helping you to develop and achieve personal and professional growth.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking, relationship building and commercial expertise to create meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

North London Hospice is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application or recruitment process, please get in touch

Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer

North London Hospice has been caring for local people since 1984, providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, and increasingly within Camden and Islington.  Our services are completely free of charge however it now costs more than £16m a year to run our charity. We rely on the generosity of our community through donations and our shops to make up the shortfall in funding.

We're looking for a motivated and ambitious Corporate Partnerships Senior Officer to join our Fundraising Team and support the growth of an exciting and developing area of income generation.

Working alongside our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you'll help build and strengthen relationships with businesses across North London and beyond, helping to secure sustainable income that makes a real difference to the patients and families we support.

The Role

This is a newly created role within a growing team and offers an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys relationship management, business development and creating engaging supporter experiences.

You'll play a key role in growing our portfolio of corporate supporters, identifying new opportunities, supporting partnership pitches, and ensuring our existing partners feel valued, engaged and inspired to continue supporting the hospice.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your fundraising career, develop new skills and work within a dynamic team while contributing to the development of an area with significant growth potential.

Key Responsibilities

· Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, ensuring an outstanding supporter experience and long-term engagement.

· Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify and secure new business opportunities.

· Research prospective corporate partners and sectors.

· Help prepare compelling partnership proposals, pitches and cases for support.

· Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective supporters.

· Work with colleagues across the Hospice to develop attractive products and opportunities for corporate supporters.

· Match potential supporters with projects and initiatives that align with their interests and objectives.

· Monitor developments and innovations across the fundraising sector and identify opportunities for implementation.

· Support the development and monitoring of budgets, income targets and KPIs.

· Ensure all activities comply with fundraising regulations, GDPR and Hospice policies.

· Work collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising, communications, retail, clinical services and other departments.

About you

We're looking for a confident, enthusiastic and relationship-focused individual who enjoys connecting with people and identifying opportunities.

You will have:

· Experience managing or supporting partnerships, customer relationships or client accounts.

· Experience delivering excellent supporter, customer or stakeholder journeys.

· Experience supporting business development activities, bids, pitches or partnership proposals.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities.

· Confidence in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

· The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.

· Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.

· A positive, flexible and enthusiastic approach to work.

· Confidence in making introductions and approaching prospective supporters.

Desirable:

· Experience of making cold approaches to prospective customers or supporters.

· Experience developing new products, campaigns or supporter initiatives.

· Experience managing budgets or performance indicators.

· Knowledge of fundraising regulations and GDPR.

· Experience within the charity, healthcare or social care sectors.

· Knowledge of the North London business community.

· Understanding of the hospice sector.

Why join us?

By working at North London Hospice you will make a real difference to the lives of people affected by a life-limiting illness and their families. Our vision is to provide the best of life, at the end of life for everyone.

This role is a unique opportunity to build a growing corporate partnerships programme with significant potential. You'll join a passionate, supportive fundraising team and play a key role in helping North London Hospice continue providing exceptional care and support to patients and their loved ones.

We offer an attractive package of benefits, designed to support the health and wellbeing of everyone who works with us. In addition, we also offer comprehensive and unique learning development opportunities designed to give you the tools you need to succeed in your career at the hospice, whilst helping you to develop and achieve personal and professional growth. If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking, relationship building and commercial expertise to create meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

North London Hospice is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application or recruitment process, please get in touch with us.

Charity and Staff Management

• Delegated responsibility for the day-to-day running of the charity, office administration, line management and supervision of the small staff team
• Liaison with HR support service, supported by the Chair and Treasurer
• Lead on digital development and liaison with external IT support service
• Lead on monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Lead on dealing with any concerns, complaints, or safeguarding issues, and act as the charity’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, supported by the Safeguarding Trustee and Chair
• Maintain the charity’s Risk Register

Strategic Development

• Operational implementation of the Board-led Strategic Plan including providing regular reports for trustees and members as required
• Develop and manage annual operational plans and reports, supported by the Trustees
• Working with the Client Representative Trustees, support clients (Disabled people with Assistance Dogs) to participate in the charity’s development
• Manage accreditation with Assistance Dogs International and standards

Promotion and Communications

• Promote the work of the charity positively and proactively, manage and ensure consistency of the charity brand across communications
• Liaison with Assistance Dogs International, Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK) and fellow member organisations, including attendance at ADUK meetings
• Maintain and develop key relationships, supported by relevant staff and trustees
• Manage communications with members (clients and trainers)

Finance and Fundraising

• Work with the Treasurer and relevant staff to support the management of annual budgets, financial reporting and monitoring
• Operational implementation of the Fundraising Strategy, working with relevant staff and trustees

Governance and Compliance

• Support the Board of Trustees to ensure high standards of governance and compliance with all legal requirements affecting the charity
• ·Support the development of new processes, procedures and policies, with regular monitoring and reviews
• Health and Safety lead, responsible for completing any RIDDOR paperwork as and when required

Job Title: Philanthropy Officer

Reporting to: Philanthropy Manager

Purpose of the Role

The role of the Philanthropy Officer is to manage the gift administration and stewardship of supporters, lead on the stewardship of regular and individual givers, and support the Philanthropy Manager to grow the Individual Giving income stream for Chance to Shine. 

This includes responsibility for the coordination of individual giving campaigns, management of the administration of legacy gifts, and wider regular giving campaigns and appeals.

Key responsibilities

Supporter Care

• Ensure all donations are efficiently and accurately recorded and acknowledged in a timely fashion.
• Process all individual giving bank donations including website/third-party fundraising/gift-collection platforms and ensure they are efficiently and accurately entered onto our Raisers Edge database and processed (cash, cheques, credit cards, Direct Debits and vouchers) daily. 
• Maintain accurate electronic supporter records including donations, personal details, Gift Aid declarations, communication preferences and any other data relating to their support. 
• Write and update template thank you letters. 
• Respond to donor enquiries and provide personalised information as and when requested.
• Work with the Philanthropy Manager and the Communications and Marketing team to develop the supporter care strategy, proactively identifying and implementing new ways of improving supporter care.

Supporter Cultivation 

• Coordinate appeals and campaigns to help upgrade supporters and bring in new donors.
• Regularly identify lapsed committed supporters with a view to reengaging them via fundraising cultivation. 
• Produce copy for fundraising materials alongside the Communications and Marketing team and organise the distribution of these materials to supporters in a coordinated manner. 
• Support the Philanthropy Manager on the organisation and execution of project visits for supporters including attending visits where needed. 
• Support the Philanthropy Manager and Director of Fundraising with funding proposals and reports as needed.
• Support the Philanthropy Manager and Director of Fundraising when preparing for meetings and calls with current and prospective new supporters.
• Support on the research and identification of new prospects

Legacy gifts

• Lead on communications with legacy and in-memory supporters to ensure that this is sensitively managed and reflects the values of Chance to Shine. 
• Monitor and maintain legacy gifts on the database and support with the administration of legacies for the organisation.

Compliance and Data Protection

• Support on data protection compliance for the fundraising team working with the Director of Finance and Resources and Fundraising team as appropriate.
• Ensure all fundraising processes comply with data protection regulations, (including Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR) the Code of Fundraising Practice and any other regulatory bodies. 
• Lead on updating supporters’ consent and preferences to comply with fundraising regulations and best practice.

General Support 

• Manage fundraising income administration, including donation processing and income reconciliation with Finance Team.
• Lead on organisational Gift Aid, including Gift Aid promotion and submitting claims.
• Undertake other responsibilities not outlined above which are commensurate with a role of this nature and which have been discussed and agreed with the line manager. 
• Work occasional evenings or weekends to support fundraising events (for which time off in lieu will be given) 

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage
• competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering high-quality supporter or customer service.
• Good knowledge and experience using CRM systems, ideally Raiser's Edge.
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word.

Desirable:

• Experience of charity fundraising.
• Key relationships
• Chief Executive
• External stakeholders and supporters of Chance to Shine
• CTS senior management team
• Fundraising team
• Finance & Resources team
• Operations team
• Communications & Marketing team
• Impact & Evaluation team

London-based contract. Currently, work from the central London office is on average about 2 days per week. The role holder will need to be flexible as and when they are required to attend meetings, events, mostly in London but elsewhere around the country.