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Battersea has entered an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the second year of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation, we are strengthening our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. We are now recruiting for two Philanthropy Manager opportunities to support this growth: a full time permanent position, and an 3 year fixed-term role focused on New Business. Both roles sit within the Philanthropy, Partnerships & Commercial (PPC) team, made up of Philanthropy & Trusts, Corporate Partnerships & Commercial, Special Events & Stewardship, and Fundraising Operations.
The focus of the Philanthropy & Trusts team is to build a solid base of support through excellent stewardship of existing trusts and major donors alongside cultivation of new prospects, reached through prospect research and the networks of senior volunteers.
The key purpose of the permanent Philanthropy Manager position is to meet both financial and strategic KPIs in order ensure the long-term health of the Philanthropy pipeline. They will do this by personally managing a portfolio of key individual relationships as well as line-managing the Philanthropy Officer to deliver against their targets. This role, together with Battersea’s other Philanthropy Managers, will also work closely with senior leadership, senior volunteers and other individuals to open up networks and introduce new major donors to Battersea.
The fixed-term Philanthropy Manager position is is a new role working within Battersea’s Philanthropy & Trusts team to seek and secure new income as part of a £4-6million pound capital fundraising appeal over the next 3 years. One of the key pillars of Battersea’s current strategy is to ensure that we continue to provide expert care for all the dogs and cats that come through our gates. One of the ways in which we do this is by investing in our facilities to ensure that they continue to meet the changing needs of the animals we care for. Our new capital fundraising appeal will help to achieve that aim. The key purpose of this Philanthropy Manager (New Business) is to meet both financial and strategic KPIs, by cultivating a pipeline of new major donor prospects to secure significant donations for this capital campaign.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym membership and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
- Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. Greyscale copies of the recruitment pack are also available on request.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
Closing date: 10th February 2026
Interview Date(s): Interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged, as the role will be closed once filled.
All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack. Please specify in your application which of the two opportunities you would like to be considered for.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
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At the heart of Starlight’s fundraising and marketing strategy is a focus on building lasting, meaningful and relevant relationships with our supporters. We are committed to demonstrating the importance and value of every contribution, and to ensuring that every interaction with Starlight is positive, personal and professional.
The Supporter Care Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting all areas of fundraising and marketing by acting as a central point of contact for our supporters. You will ensure that every supporter experience reflects Starlight’s values, balancing warmth and empathy with accuracy, efficiency and strong processes.
You’ll enjoy talking to supporters, taking time to understand them, listening to what matters to them and making sure they feel genuinely valued and appreciated. You’ll also take pride in Starlight’s reputation for excellent supporter care and will be motivated to deliver high standards of customer service while ensuring donations and data are handled accurately, securely and in line with agreed processes.
This role offers the opportunity to develop your fundraising knowledge and skills, supporting a wide range of fundraising activity including individual giving, community and challenge events, corporate partnerships, legacies and in-memory giving, and trusts and foundations. With your experience and expertise, you will help ensure we deliver consistently positive, timely and well-managed supporter interactions that contribute to supporter retention and long-term income growth.
Please apply for this role via Charity Jobs with your CV accompanied by a supporting statement which demonstrates how your experience matches the person specification and highlights your most relevant, recent experience for this role. In your application, we’d love to hear about what inspires you about Starlight’s purpose, beliefs and values with a statement that is very personal to you and gives us an insight into who you are, and how you would contribute to Starlight’s success with your experience, expertise and approach.
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In this pivotal role as Prospect Research Manager at Diabetes UK, you will lead on managing prospect research, pipeline development, and adhere to best practice across income streams with a clear strategy that focuses on sourcing prospective high value donors to fund key strategic ambitions. One in 15 of us is now living with diabetes. Together, we have the opportunity to change this for the next generation. We are looking for someone who is a strategic thinker, analytical, organised in their approach and who can demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail in their work. Join us and be part of something truly transformational as we change the narrative around diabetes and create a more inclusive world.
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Fundraising Manager (Community & Events)
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager (Community & Events) to join our Development Team in this hybrid working role. This is an exciting time to join the charity as we continue to grow our services and support even more disabled children, young people and their families across Scotland.
Position: Fundraising Manager (Community & Events)
Location: Hybrid working (minimum of two days per week from one of our centres in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee)
Salary: In the region of £37,000 per annum
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 9am
Interview dates: Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th February 2026
The Role
As Community & Events Fundraising Manager, you will play a vital role in generating the income needed to sustain and grow our services. You will lead and drive our community, events and individual fundraising activity across our sites in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Fife, keeping existing supporters engaged while inspiring new supporters to come on board.
Working as part of the Development Team and reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will help deliver our ambitious fundraising strategy and contribute to the charity’s continued growth.
You will:
- Lead on the delivery and implementation of our community, events and individual funding streams to reach our income targets
- Proactively seek out new supporters, stewarding existing donor relationships and following up on prospects
- Secure and undertake speaking engagements to raise awareness and funds
- Lead by example; sharing your energy, knowledge, ideas and insights to inspire confidence and drive forward the development of our income streams
About You
This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about engaging communities and inspiring supporters through events and fundraising activity.
You will have:
- Significant success in managing and growing income from community, events and/or individual fundraising
- At least four years’ experience working in a fundraising or equivalent role
- A strong understanding of supporter stewardship and donor journeys
- Experience of using CRM systems to manage relationships and income
Desirable:
- Experience of volunteering within a charitable organisation
- Knowledge of current fundraising and marketing trends, including the use of AI
- Copywriting experience for a range of audiences and channels
This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
About The Yard
This charity is an award-winning Scottish charity providing adventure play and family support services for disabled children and young people from birth to age 25. Our centres offer welcoming, inclusive spaces where children can thrive and families can relax, connect and feel understood.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Manager, Community Fundraising Manager, Events Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Supporter Engagement Manager, Development Manager, Charity Partnerships Manager, Income Generation Manager, or similar fundraising and relationship-management roles.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Would you like to use your partnership-building skills to make a difference in the lives of learning disabled and autistic young people?
Are you an experienced fundraiser looking for an opportunity to help shape new business opportunities?
This is a new role in the organisation to help us meet the growing need for a safe space for learning disabled and autistic young people to thrive in. You will play an important role in shaping our new business offer and work closely with the Fundraising and Communications Manager to grow our corporate income, partnerships, and major donor income streams.
Key responsibilities:
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Contribute to and help deliver our new business strategy in line with our organisational priorities
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Actively pursue and create new opportunities for Caxton’s fundraising
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Develop a new business pipeline by researching and building relationships with companies whose values align with our work
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Design and deliver tailored cultivation journeys to convert prospects into high-value partners
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Prepare clear proposals, pitch decks and budgets to support partnership development
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Work closely with the Fundraising and Communications team to create materials and pitches for potential and existing partners
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Maintain accurate records of all partnership activity on our database to support good stewardship, forecasting and reporting
General requirements:
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To amplify the voices of learning disabled and autistic young people
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To ensure that no young person suffers discrimination in access to provision as a result of their gender, ethnic identity, sexuality, disability and/or social background.
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To work within and according to Caxton Youth Organisation’s policies and procedures.
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To work in a supportive manner with the staff team, volunteers, and trainees.
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To undertake training relevant to the post, as identified through supervision.
Caxton Youth Organisation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010) to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups.
Person Specification
Essential
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Experience of moving fundraising relationships through a pipeline from identification to active supporters.
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Significant and demonstrable experience of building five figure partnerships.
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Good, demonstrable knowledge of commercial sector and how to access decision makers.
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Working to KPI’s and annual targets
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Understanding and experience of brand and strategic charitable partnerships and/or Charity of the Year style partnerships
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Demonstrable experience of supporter relationship management to aid retention, maximise income and secure repeat support
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Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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A proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to learn
Desirable
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An understanding of challenges faced by learning disabled and autistic young people
Personal Attributes and Other Requirements
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Strong sense of collaborative work, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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Highly motivated, curious and thoughtful
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Self-starter, able to use own initiative to show insight and manage competing deadlines.
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Is dependable and professional.
Caxton Youth Organisation:
Caxton Youth Organisation is the only specialist youth club of its kind for learning disabled and autistic young people in Westminster aged 11 to 25. There is nowhere quite like Caxton Youth Club; that’s what the young people we work with and their families tell us, and we passionately believe it too.
Caxton has been around for 77 years, quite something for a small but mighty charity, and our longevity says so much about the importance of the services we provide to ensure young people with disabilities in Westminster are able to advance in their personal development, develop a sense of belonging in our community, and lead independent and fulfilling lives.
The majority of our work is delivered at our dedicated youth club in South Westminster. Our youth work team focus on young people’s social and emotional wellbeing, independence, employability, creating community and opportunities, social action and health & getting active. All these topics are explored during weekly youth club sessions which take place in the evenings, and young people are supported to attend thanks to our very own Caxton minibus which collects and drops participants home across the borough. During school holidays we run trips, including residential trips, giving our members the opportunity to experience life outside London, and parents and caregivers some much needed respite.
Essential Safer Recruitment Criteria
1. A cleared Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. This check is necessary as the work involves dealing with or having access to children and vulnerable adults whilst undertaking normal duties.
2. The candidate must be able to provide at least two relevant references prior to taking up the post.
Application Process:
Please submit your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role through Charity Jobs before the closing date. We will be doing rolling interviews as we receive applications.
We will host first-stage interviews the week of the 26th of January.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. You will also be required to work from our London office/clubrooms at a minimum of once a fortnight, preferably once a week, as part of our hybrid arrangements
Please attach a cover letter outlining your experience in relation to the person specifications for the role.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
A specialist youth club for learning disabled and autistic young people in Westminster
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Role Purpose
This is a new role. Stand-by-me is seeking an experienced Director to effectively lead and manage the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the effective continued delivery of the charity’s aims, providing strong, strategic leadership and operational management, focussing on enhancing fundraising capacity and developing a robust organisation strategy. This role will also serve as the public representative of the organisation and will report directly to the Board of Trustees.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Development:
· Conduct a rapid assessment of the charity’s current strategic plan and identify key areas for improvement.
· Lead the development of a revised or updated strategic framework, focusing on sustainability, growth, and impact.
· Work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and Clinical staff to define clear strategic priorities and measurable outcomes.
· Provide clear and concise report to the Board on progress against strategic objectives.
· Manage and coordinate research projects and feasibility studies including budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, tracking and ensuring quality assurance.
2. Income Generation and Financial Management:
· Conduct a rapid, comprehensive review of existing fundraising activities and identify opportunities for growth and diversification.
· Develop and implement a short and long-term fundraising strategy to maximise income generation.
· Monitor and report on grants and funding.
· Lead and motivate our volunteer community fundraising team providing guidance and support to achieve specified targets.
· Cultivate and strengthen relationships with major donors, trusts, foundations, patronage, and corporate partners.
· Explore and develop new fundraising streams, including regular giving, digital fundraising, innovative partnerships and legacies.
· Working with the team, develop compelling funding proposals and grant applications.
· Improve fundraising reporting and analysis to track performance and inform decision-making.
3. Operational Management:
· Provide effective line management to the team and volunteers to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
· Effectively delegate tasks to team members including promoting self organisation.
· Work with the Finance Trustee to oversee financial management, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices for budgeting.
· Manage risk and ensure the charity's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
· Represent the charity to external stakeholders, building and maintaining positive relationships.
· Ensure effective communication and engagement with staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries.
· Work with Safeguarding Trustee and external Supervisors on any clinical or safeguarding issues as they arise.
· Conduct annual appraisals to monitor and evaluate staff performance.
4. Board Engagement/Governance:
· Act as the primary point of contact between the Board of Trustees.
· Provide regular updates to the Board on organisational performance including operational and strategic matters.
· Ensure the organisation’s compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies to support the Board in its governance role by providing advice and information as needed.
· Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between the Trustee Board, staff and volunteers.
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Macmillan Cancer Support – Head of Corporate Partnerships
Location: Hybrid – London SE1
Salary: £80-88,000 per annum.
Contract: Full-time, 12 month fixed term contract.
Macmillan Cancer Supporter are seeking a Head of Corporate Partnerships to deliver a corporate partnerships strategy which will support them to reach their goals of reaching everyone living with cancer.
Macmillan has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. From the moment someone is diagnosed with cancer, they are there with all the information, support and guidance needed, to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.
The Head of Corporate Partnerships, working closely with the Director of Corporate Partnerships & Philanthropy will lead a team of circa 40 people to deliver an annual income target of £15m through a wide range of employee-led fundraising, commercial partnerships and direct programme funding. The role will be responsible for growing and deepening support from existing partners and rapidly expanding a pipeline of new business opportunities, strengthening the connection between the private sector and how Macmillan deliver change, both locally and nationally.
The post-holder will also develop a culture of innovation and collaboration at Macmillan to identify new ways that businesses can work with the charity to create impact, as well as creating a first-class programme of stewardship for corporate supporters.
The ideal candidate for this role will bring authentic, inspiring leadership that empowers teams and drives high performance. They will be confident managing large teams and complex projects/partnerships, and skilled at influencing a diverse range of successful and high-profile individuals.
A proven commercial mindset will be essential, alongside a track record of securing £1m+ strategic partnerships and delivering income in excess of £10m annually. Your approach will be insight‑driven, using data to shape strategy, improve effectiveness and unlock significant income growth. Innovation will be central to how you work – constructively challenging the status quo, developing new propositions and identifying opportunities for improvement. Confident decision‑making and sound judgement will underpin your ability to deliver ambitious results.
Finally, you will be passionate about Macmillan’s mission and motivated by the opportunity to share the charity’s story and secure the resources it needs to expand reach and impact.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.
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Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28
Location: London/Hybrid
Starting salary: £28,582 - £34,023 pro rata per annum inclusive of London Weighting (£35,725 - £42,529)
Closing date: 11 February 2026
Expected date of interviews: Week Commencing 16 February 2026
Job ref: VA 774
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Selections Analyst
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
This Data Selections Analyst role sits within the Supporter Fundraising and Engagement team in the Fundraising and Communications Directorate. The post holder will manage day to day processes with the directorate’s databases, maintaining them, supporting users, building campaign data, ensuring compliance and developing it according to the organisational need. The role will play a key part in helping us to achieve our strategy and enables the team to effectively deliver their fundraising and engagement objectives, whilst ensuring data compliance.
About you
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £28,582 - £34,023 pro rata per annum inclusive of London Weighting (£35,725 - £42,529)
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please kindly see the attachment.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
If enhanced DBS/PVG include
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.)
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
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Ataxia UK is in an exciting phase of expansion in its Fundraising activity, specifically regarding investment in a Philanthropy function with a dedicated member of staff. In the past, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) have been managed reactively by the CEO and other Fundraising staff as opportunities have arisen. Ataxia UK (AUK) now wants to make a step change, in response to identified potential within the current fundraising landscape, towards strategic management of a pipeline of HNWI. As part of this, AUK is looking to engage a consultant on a fixed term contract, to work closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to undertake comprehensive research & scoping, in order to populate a HNWI pipeline for AUK.
Please note, due to the large number of applications we receive, you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview.
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Salary: £34,582 – £36,120, plus £3,366 London weighting or £500 Home Working Allowance (as applicable)
Location: Hybrid (London office) or remote within the UK
Contract: Permanent
Help shape fundraising products that change lives
We are looking for a highly skilled and thoughtful Senior Product Officer to play a key role in developing, delivering and improving a wide portfolio of fundraising products. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how supporters engage, contribute and connect, while working within a supportive team focused on meaningful impact and continuous improvement.
Sitting within the Engagement and Fundraising directorate, you will support and lead on the development and fulfilment of new and existing fundraising products—from regular giving and lotteries to digital propositions and innovative new ideas. You’ll work with colleagues across multiple teams, external suppliers, volunteers and supporters, ensuring every product is developed to the highest standard and contributes to long-term fundraising goals.
This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, enjoys solving problems creatively, and brings confidence in managing data, stakeholder relationships and product development. You’ll join a mission-driven team committed to inclusion, flexibility and ensuring every supporter has a great experience.
What you’ll do
- Lead or support the development, innovation and delivery of fundraising products
- Manage the fulfilment and end-to-end delivery of products across the organisation
- Create and maintain product performance reports and financial models
- Contribute to product development roadmaps, business cases and strategic papers
- Work with suppliers, external partners and internal teams to ensure high-quality delivery
- Provide insight through research on sector trends and comparable organisations
- Support budget management, including raising purchase orders and processing invoices
- Promote best practice and share specialist knowledge across teams
- Work cross-functionally to maximise fundraising outcomes
- Support campaigns that promote products to new and existing supporters
What you’ll bring
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly and persuasively
- Confidence presenting updates, ideas and pitches to a range of audiences
- Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate numerical and financial data
- Strong time management skills, with experience managing competing deadlines
- Proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Creative and innovative problem-solving skills
- Experience in a customer-focused environment such as fundraising, sales or marketing
- Proficiency in Windows-based software including word processing, spreadsheets and email
- A commitment to high-quality service delivery and a flexible, collaborative approach
What we offer
- Salary: £34,582 – £36,120
- Plus either:£3,366 London weighting (for hybrid London workers), or £500 Home Working Allowance (for remote workers)
- Flexible hybrid or fully remote working options within the UK
Our commitment to inclusion
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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The Vacancy
Job Title: Head of Fundraising, YMCA Essex
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Weekly Hours: 35
Reference: YMC1154754
Make a lasting impact with YMCA Essex.
We’re embarking on an exciting journey to redevelop our iconic Victoria Road site — creating a vibrant community space that transforms lives. To make this vision a reality, we’re seeking a dynamic Head of Fundraising to lead the generation of income across multiple streams and help shape the future of our organisation.
About the Role
As Head of Fundraising, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering YMCA Essex’s income generation strategy, ensuring sustainable and diverse funding for our redevelopment project and wider community initiatives. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you’ll bring creativity, strategic thinking, and drive to build meaningful partnerships and deliver strong results.
You’ll lead on securing income from a variety of sources including trusts and foundations, corporate partners, major donors, legacies, community fundraising, and social enterprise. With ambitious targets and a clear vision, you’ll identify new opportunities, manage risks, and ensure a healthy return on investment.
This role will also see you collaborate across teams - engaging staff, residents, volunteers and community supporters in our mission. You’ll be a visible and inspiring leader, fostering a culture of energy, growth, and shared purpose.
About You
You are seeking an opportunity where there’s space and scope to build something amazing from the ground up. This means you’ll almost certainly be an experienced fundraiser or income generation professional who thrives on building relationships and achieving results. You’ll combine strategic insight with hands-on delivery and bring a proven track record of meeting ambitious income targets for capital projects.
Key qualities include:
Experience in one or more of the following: trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, major gifts, or community fundraising.
Strong, pragmatic communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage senior leaders, donors, and partners.
The ability to innovate, plan strategically, and manage competing priorities effectively.
A commitment to YMCA Essex’s core values of Kindness, Fairness, Professionalism, Perseverance, and Joy.
Why Join Us?
At YMCA Essex, we believe in creating opportunities for everyone to thrive. You’ll be joining a passionate, supportive team driven by a shared purpose - to strengthen our community and change lives for the better.
If you’re ready to bring energy, expertise, and vision to this transformative project, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and be part of something extraordinary.
Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
Everyone should have a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.
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Harris Hill are partnering with Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to recruit for a Legacy Giving Manager in order to strengthen, grow and champion the charity legacy and in-memory giving programme.
Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will lead the charity legacy and in-memory fundraising, ensuring gifts in wills continue to fund our life saving service for generations to come.
This is a strategic and hands on role, offering the freedom to shape and develop a high-performing legacy programme while delivering exceptional supporter care.
As a Legacy Giving Manager you will:
- Delivering and evolving a legacy giving strategy to grow future income
- Managing the administration of legacy gifts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Stewarding legacy pledgers and in-memory supporters with empathy and professionalism
- Growing and promoting our Free Wills programme, working with local solicitors and partners
- Developing engaging campaigns and materials that reflect our mission and local impact
- Monitoring performance, trends and risks across legacy income
- Keeping up to date with sector developments and changes to probate or fundraising practice
- Working collaboratively with fundraising, marketing, supporter care teams and volunteers
- Line managing legacy or in-memory giving staff or volunteers where required
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Proven experience in legacy and/or in-memory fundraising
- Strong understanding of legacy administration, probate law and regulation
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
- Confident using CRM/database systems
- Empathy and sensitivity when working with bereaved supporter
Desirable:
- Experience working with solicitors or funeral directors
- Professional fundraising or marketing qualification.
- Experience managing lotteries and raffles.
Salary: £38,000- £43,000 per annum
Location: Wellington, Somerset, hybrid working (flexible)
Contract: Permanent, full time or part-time
Closing date: Monday 16th February at 8am
Interview: w/c 23rd February
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
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.
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We’re looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and committed Community Fundraiser to join our Wiltshire fundraising team. This is more than just a job - it’s an opportunity to help change lives while building meaningful relationships across your community.
What you’ll do:
- Be the face of our charity in Swindon - build and nurture strong relationships with local supporters, businesses, schools, and community groups.
- Proactively look for opportunities to raise awareness and build partnerships across Swindon, motivating others to get involved.
- Attend local events, talks and fundraising activities.
- Inspire, guide, and support people with their fundraising efforts.
What we’re looking for:
- A true people person with excellent communication skills – someone who enjoys meeting new people and building connections.
- Someone who is organised, proactive, and ready to make things happen.
- A team player who’s happy working independently and collaboratively.
Why you’ll love it:
- Hybrid working for flexibility and work-life balance.
- The chance to be part of something meaningful and impactful
- You’ll be part of a passionate, supportive team.
This role includes occasional evening and weekend work, so flexibility is key. A full driving licence and access to a car for business use are essential.
If you’re ready for a role that’s rewarding, impactful, and full of purpose—we’d love to hear from you!
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Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to recruit for the Events Manager in order to lead, develop, and deliver a new portfolio of mass participation fundraising events.
This is a fantastic role within Income Generation team, where you will be shaping events strategy, inspiring supporters, and maximising income to help save lives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of a diverse portfolio of mass participation events, including runs, treks, virtual challenges, and community campaigns.
- Develop and implement marketing and stewardship plans to attract, retain, and inspire participants, working closely with Communications and Fundraising colleagues.
- Identify, develop, and launch new event concepts aligned with our brand and fundraising objectives, including virtual and hybrid formats.
- Manage event budgets, logistics, and risk assessments to ensure safe, high quality, and cost-effective delivery.
- Build and nurture relationships with supporters, volunteers, sponsors, and partners to maximise participation and income.
- Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, and management, ensuring a positive and rewarding experience.
- Monitor, analyse, and report on event performance, using insight and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Champion innovation and best practice in mass participation fundraising, staying up to date with sector trends.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Proven experience delivering successful mass participation or challenge events, ideally within the charity sector.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, including supporter stewardship and partnership working.
- Experience managing budgets, logistics, and risk assessments for large scale events.
- Confident using digital tools and CRM systems to support event delivery and supporter journeys.
- Creative, proactive, and results driven, with a passion for fundraising and community engagement.
- A collaborative team player with strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Salary: £38,000 - £43,000
Location: Wellington, Somerset (hybrid working available)
Contract: Permanent, full time
Closing date: Monday 16th February at 9am
Interview: w/c 23rd February
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
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.
Thank you!
The Supporter Connection and Engagement Officer plays a key role in developing and deepening relationships with supporters through personal engagement, particularly via phone and email. This role helps to inspire generosity, communicate impact, and ensure every supporter feels valued and connected to Church Army’s mission. The work that the Supporter Engagement and Connection Officer does directly enables our frontline work to happen.
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We want everyone everywhere to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities through faith shared in words and action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.