Stewardship manager jobs

You will be part of a small energetic and committed team supporting the delivery of Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s philanthropy and income generation ambitions. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will help grow and steward support from individuals, corporate, charitable and statutory donors, with a lead responsibility for a defined portfolio of relationships and initiatives.

Fundraising and relationship building happen across the charity, and you will manage your own portfolio of donors and partners and work with the Chief Executive and wider team to co-ordinate activity, share insight and maximise opportunities for place based philanthropy in Northamptonshire.

You will need confidence, excellent communication skills and the ability to plan and deliver projects as part of a highly collaborative team. You will be comfortable cultivating, stewarding and sometimes soliciting charitable donations yourself, as well as creating opportunities for the Chief Executive to engage with donors and prospective supporters.

SUPPORTER DEVELOPMENT MANANGER

We are delighted to be working with St Margaret’s Hospice Care who support patients, families and carers across the majority of Somerset, providing specialist in-patient hospice care, an adviceline and community service.

St Margaret’s are now seeking an experienced and innovative Supporter Development Manager to lead the ‘Supporter Experience’ function, bringing fresh ideas and insight-driven strategies to enhance donor engagement. You will manage supporter journeys across all income streams, focus on retention and stewardship, recognise and thank donors appropriately, and ensure accurate data management, Gift Aid compliance, and adherence to fundraising policies.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will help drive the hospice’s five-year income generation strategy, maximising income through innovative, supporter-focused engagement. With one direct report and oversight of a further three team members, you will embed gold-standard stewardship across the directorate, use CRM insights to guide decisions, and support the growth of mid-level giving while ensuring consistently high-quality supporter experiences.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience delivering high-quality supporter care and stewardship strategies that retain donors, reduce attrition, and increase giving opportunities.
• Highly developed organisational and project management skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise, and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Proven experience managing and delivering income-generating campaigns or appeals, including setting and managing budgets.
• Experience leading a high-performing team and supporting individuals to achieve their objectives.
• Demonstrable experience using CRM databases to analyse supporter data, with a strong understanding of accurate data capture, data governance, and using insight to enhance the supporter experience.

Open minded, you will be creative in approach, with effective leadership skills, and a strong empathetic and kind nature, particularly towards colleagues and bereaved supporters. With the ability to work well and build relationship with all stakeholders, both internal and externa you won’t be afraid to say no, or to think outside the box.

Experience of Beacon would be an advantage but is not essential.

For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you served in the armed forces (or are a military spouse/partner) please declare your status to be considered under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Employer Recognition Scheme;  please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under this Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact our Operations Team.

This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.

Location: Taunton and Yeovil – flexible about location (minimum 1 day per fortnight in Yeovil)

Hours: Full time, hybrid (3 days in office) with some flexibility for the right candidate

Closing date: 28th February 

Applications are being reviewed by Charisma on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships and creating lasting impact through philanthropy? The University of Strathclyde is seeking a dynamic and experienced Donor Experience and Legacies Officer to lead stewardship and engagement for our major donors, scholarship supporters, and legacy pledgers.

This is a unique opportunity to shape donor journeys across multiple giving areas - from transformative scholarships and legacy gifts to major donations supporting research and teaching. You’ll work closely with inspiring students, academics, and colleagues across the University to deliver compelling donor communications, events, and impact reports that celebrate generosity and deepen engagement.

Brief Outline of Job:

To lead and deliver donor stewardship and engagement strategies for major gifts (donor gifts of £100k+), scholarships (UG and PG), and legacy giving. This includes creating compelling donor communications, managing cultivation events, and developing stewardship plans that support repeat giving and long-term relationships.

Major Gifts: Support the cultivation and stewardship of donors giving £100k–£1M+, including designing and delivering bespoke impact reports for major donors, organizing donor meetings, campus visits and events in collaboration with the Major Gifts team.

Scholarships: Support the development of and delivery of our scholarship fundraising strategy, including producing promotional materials and annual donor reports. Liaise with colleagues across the University to ensure effective scholarship delivery and reporting.

Legacy Giving: Lead the development of a new legacy stewardship strategy, including the introduction of a new giving circle for legacy pledgers, conducting face-to-face meetings with potential legacy donors and creating promotional content and opportunities.

Alumni Fund: Contributing to Giving Day and Alumni Fund Board activities. Support mass donor communications and stewardship initiatives.

Team Leadership: Line management of the Development Assistant and deputising for the Individual Giving Manager when required. 

If you’re a creative communicator, strategic thinker, and relationship builder with a flair for storytelling and donor cultivation, we’d love to hear from you.

Fundraising Development Manager
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid (3 days per week in London office)
Closing date: 19^th January
Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, wellbeing support, and flexible working options

We have a great opportunity for a Fundraising Development Manager working for a world-class performing arts and dance organisation that pushes boundaries and champions creativity. This organisation is dedicated to inspiring audiences and communities through bold, innovative work and inclusive engagement programmes.

This is an exciting role for someone who wants to play a pivotal part in strengthening donor relationships, driving income growth, and supporting ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll join a collaborative team that values creativity, inclusion, and impact, with opportunities to shape donor communications and lead on stewardship initiatives.

As part of this exciting role, you will lead donor communications and engagement across multiple channels, ensuring compelling messaging and tailored experiences for supporters. You will manage mid-level giving programmes, oversee cultivation and stewardship events, and coordinate the organisation-wide fundraising pipeline to support accurate forecasting and strategic growth. Acting as a key link between fundraising strategy and delivery, you will also support corporate partnerships, develop proposals, and foster cross-team collaboration to ensure consistency and impact across all development activities.

To be successful as the Fundraising Development Manager you will need:

• Experience working in fundraising, development or a related field.
• Strong written communication skills and experience delivering donor or stakeholder communications.
• Excellent organisational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

If you would like to discuss this role with us, please email your CV to [email protected] or contact us and quote the reference 2798EI.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, passionate about improving equality across the sector. You can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

 

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment is supporting a well-established independent school in South West London to appoint a Development & Alumni Relations Manager.

This is a relationship-led role, ideal for someone who enjoys stewardship, community-building and long-term engagement, rather than new business fundraising. You’ll play a central role in shaping how alumni and supporters are engaged, informed and valued, with genuine scope to develop strategy and grow an alumni programme.

About the role

Working within a small, collaborative development team, you will:

• Lead on alumni relations, acting as the main point of contact and building meaningful, long-term relationships
• Develop and deliver a stewardship-focused fundraising approach, including regular and legacy giving
• Plan and deliver alumni and supporter events, both social and engagement-led
• Support communications and outreach, including social media and written content
• Help shape strategy, bringing fresh ideas to a developing programme

This is a hands-on role with a high level of autonomy and visibility.

Why this role stands out

• A genuine opportunity to build and grow an alumni programme, rather than inherit a fixed model
• A small but mighty team with close collaboration and support
• A warm, values-led environment where relationship-building is truly prioritised
• The chance to see the impact of your work quickly and meaningfully

Key details

• Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
• Deadline: ASAP – Send CVs to Hannah on
• Location: South West London
• Working pattern: On-site, 5 days per week
• Term time: 8am–5pm
• School holidays: 9:30am–4:30pm
• Contract: Fixed term (12 months), starting as soon as possible

To apply, please submit your CV to Hannah at Harris Hill on ASAP as the hiring manager is reviewing candidates as they come in.

As a certified B Corp™ and leading charity recruitment agency, Harris Hill is committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.

Are you an ambitious, hands-on fundraiser who wants to make a tangible difference to retired racing greyhounds ?

Greyhound Trust is looking for its first-ever Individual Giving Manager; a pivotal role in our growing Income Generation & Engagement team. This is a chance to shape, grow, and lead our individual giving programme from the ground up, helping us care for and home more greyhounds across the UK.

About the Greyhound Trust

For nearly 50 years, the Greyhound Trust has supported greyhounds transitioning from racing into loving homes where they can thrive. Each year, with an annual income of around £4.5m, we home thousands of dogs, relying on a passionate network of staff, branches, and volunteers.

The world is changing, and so is the way people engage with causes they care about. We are now looking to grow and diversify our individual giving, building long-term relationships with supporters who share our commitment to the welfare of greyhounds. This is your chance to play a key role in shaping our strategy, delivering creative campaigns, and helping secure the financial foundation for the Trust’s future.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Income Generation and Engagement, you will be responsible for:

• Creating, delivering, and evaluating a long-term Individual Giving strategy.

• Building a diverse and sustainable portfolio of individual giving income streams, including regular giving, appeals, digital fundraising, mid-level giving, and legacy gifts.

• Planning and delivering multi-channel campaigns that integrate with marketing, communications, and retail initiatives.

• Using data and insight to drive performance, monitor results, and develop strong cases for support.

• Supporting branches and volunteers in delivering individual giving initiatives.

• Developing supporter journeys that encourage loyalty, growth, and long-term engagement.

• Ensuring all activities comply with fundraising legislation, best practice, and data protection law.

This is a hands-on, strategic role that will allow you to take ownership of your programme while collaborating across the Trust to deliver impactful campaigns and initiatives.

Is this role right for you?

This role will suit you if you are an ambitious, hands-on fundraiser who thrives in a small, collaborative teamwhere everyone is invested in the success of the whole organisation. You enjoy taking ownership, sharing ideas, and seeing things through to delivery, and you value open communication, mutual support, and a culture where colleagues are trusted to innovate and experiment.

You are likely to thrive if you enjoy balancing independent responsibility with teamwork, and if you are motivated by making a tangible difference rather than simply delivering outputs. You are curious, thoughtful, and practical, and you are happy to contribute beyond your immediate remit to help the organisation succeed.

If you are looking for a role where collaboration, accountability, and purpose genuinely shape the way the organisation works day to day — and where your work will have a visible impact on the lives of greyhounds and the supporters who make that possible — this could be a very good fit.

Why join us?

• Be part of a compact, passionate, and close-knit team.

• Lead the development of a dedicated individual giving programme.

• Work in a medium-sized, agile charity with a strong sense of purpose and financial stability.

• Play a key role in growing support and enabling more greyhounds to be cared for and homed across the UK.

Salary: £52,000 - £60,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Closing date: Review on a rolling basis
Location: Hybrid, based in either London or Manchester office
Benefits: 5% Employer pension contribution, Private medical insurance, Healthcare cash plan, income protection

We are thrilled to be working with an amazing national youth charity as they search for a passionate Senior Philanthropy Manager to join their incredible team. 

The Senior Philanthropy Manager will lead the Philanthropy function, driving the team forward as they embark on the cultivation of a strong new prospect pipeline. As part of the role, you will be responsible for a team bringing in income of over £1.3m per year, with a view to double income over the next 3 years.

Working closely with the Head of Relationship Fundraising, you will lead the development of team plans, ensuring that they are diversifying their high value donor portfolio, and delivers sustainable unrestricted and restricted income.

This is a great opportunity to lead a high performing team, and spearhead an exciting Philanthropy Programme with buy-in and investment from stakeholders across the organisation.

To be successful in the role of Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience of working with high value donors as a leading professional in the area of philanthropy.
• Demonstrable experience of securing major donor gifts at £100k, with excellent writing skills to support the delivery of proposals.
• Proven experience of developing effective donor relationships and provision of excellent stewardship, with knowledge of the changing philanthropic landscape.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call and ask to speak to Jake. CV's are being reviewed on a rolling basis. 
 

Job title            Corporate Fundraiser

Hours               37.5 hours per week

Salary               £30,389 - £32,184 per annum

Contract          Permanent

Location          Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QT

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Fundraiser to join our team. Your role will primarily involve building and maintaining relationships with corporate partners, aiming to secure financial support for the organisation. You will be responsible for implementing fundraising strategies, coordinating campaigns, and developing strong connections with businesses in order to generate income and meet targets.

Additionally, you will contribute to the overall growth and sustainability of the charity by identifying new corporate partnership opportunities and fostering existing relationships.

The role will also include:

• Develop and manage long-term corporate partnerships.
• Research and approach new business prospects.
• Create compelling proposals and presentations to inspire support.
• Collaborate across Income Generation teams to develop joint initiatives to maximise impact.
• Represent St Richard’s Hospice at networking events, presentations, and public engagements to expand corporate networks and raise St Richard’s profile within the business community

This role will be based at the Hospice, Wildwood Drive, Worcester.

This role requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About you

You will bring,

• Proven track record of meeting fundraising or sales targets and securing financial support from corporates.
• Excellent networking and communication skills — confident engaging with senior stakeholders.
• A good understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how businesses can partner with charities.
• Demonstrate financial acumen to effectively manage budgets, track fundraising progress and evaluate the impact of corporate partnerships
• Strong organisational and presentation skills, with a proactive and resilient approach.
• Full driving licence and ability to travel across Worcestershire

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;  

• Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
• Supportive management – keen to develop you
• Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
• Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• Fabulous subsidised on-site café
• Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
• Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
• Free Will writing service

Closing date              Sunday 1st February 2026

Interview date           Monday 9th February 2026 

Job Reference 4041

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

Location: London with home working one day a week, or two days per fortnight

About the role

The Senior Partnership Manager at Crisis is a varied and challenging role. You will oversee some of the organisations highest value corporate partners, delivering outstanding partnerships that maximise engagement, uncover creative opportunities and drive authentic mutual value. You will ensure we work collaboratively with other high value teams and the wider organisation in sustaining and growing income, inspiring donors to play their part in ending homelessness.

The role will include management responsibility of the Partnership Executive and require agility in stepping into leadership positions.

We are looking for someone with the ability to be bold in identifying new opportunities within our owned partnerships, that secure long-term, transformational impact. It is vital that candidates act with equity and are adept at elevating and implementing the voice of lived experience.

About you

• You’re a skilled corporate partnership professional with experience in leading six and seven figure partnerships that have achieved highly impactful results.
• You are a talented relationship manager and have a track record of cultivating powerful connections with key stakeholders, inspiring long-term commitment.
• Being bold comes naturally to you and you enjoy leading partnerships or campaigns that break the mould to challenge what’s possible.
• You are comfortable in a leadership role and adept at recognising the strengths and supporting the development of those you manage.
• You are a collaborator that thrives in team settings and contributing to an environment where everyone’s voice is heard.

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply?

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Monday 9th February 2026 at 23:59

Interview date and location:

• First stage - Week commencing 16th February, online via Microsoft Team
• Second stage – Week commencing 23rd February, online via Microsoft Team

Interview process:

• First stage - interview will be competency-based questions
• Second stage - interview that will include a written task or presentation

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Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

As Regional Manager for Northern Ireland, you will lead the growth and development of Stand by Me’s presence across the region. You’ll acquire, build and sustain meaningful relationships with churches, trusts, foundations, businesses and individual supporters, inspiring them to join our mission and make a lasting difference in children’s lives.

You’ll oversee our Northern Ireland office and team, ensuring that capacity and strategy are aligned to increase income and child sponsorships. You’ll represent Stand by Me at events, services and conferences, and lead trips to our overseas projects, helping supporters experience firsthand the life-changing impact of their giving.

This is a strategic, outward-facing role for a relational leader who relishes finding fresh opportunities for support, can inspire others, communicate vision with authenticity and grow lasting partnerships.

The Talent Set are excited to partner with a growing health charity at a pivotal moment in its strategy. With ambitious plans to significantly grow the legacy and in-memory programme, this is a newly created role offering real influence, leadership and long-term impact.

Reporting into the Head of Legacies, this role will lead the delivery of a new legacy and in-memory strategy, overseeing acquisition, stewardship and supporter experience across the programme, while leading a growing team. This role works on a flexible hybrid basis, with the expectation of monthly travel to the charity's offices. 

What you’ll do

• Lead the implementation and growth of the legacy and in-memory programmes
• Own budgets, forecasts and KPIs, ensuring activity delivers against strategic targets
• Drive acquisition and stewardship activity across multi-channel campaigns
• Develop compelling legacy propositions and supporter journeys
• Manage and develop direct reports, embedding a supportive, high-performing culture
• Work closely with internal teams and external agencies to deliver impactful campaigns
• Monitor sector trends and identify new opportunities to innovate and grow income
• Collaborate with legacy administration colleagues to improve processes and supporter experience

About you

• Proven experience in delivering multi-channel legacy fundraising campaigns.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts and performance metrics
• Confident people manager, with a passion for developing others
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Insight-driven, organised and comfortable working at both strategic and operational levels
• Motivated by making a tangible difference through health-related fundraising

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Development Manager (Islamic College)

Location/Salary/Contract: Cambridge (in-person), with flexibility for hybrid working where appropriate | Full-time, permanent | £43,000-£48,000 (dependent on experience)

The Opportunity

A Cambridge-based education and research institution, rooted in the Islamic tradition, is seeking a Development Manager to lead fundraising and donor engagement. This is a central role in building long-term sustainability, securing philanthropic income and strengthening relationships with supporters to underpin teaching, research and public programmes.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead delivery of the fundraising and donor engagement strategy, meeting agreed income targets.

· Cultivate, steward and grow relationships with donors, partners and prospects, building a healthy pipeline.

· Develop compelling cases for support, donor proposals and stewardship reporting.

· Plan and deliver fundraising campaigns and appeals across individual giving and related income streams.

· Oversee donor data management, reporting and compliance, including the donor database and processes.

· Provide regular performance reporting and insight to the Senior Leadership Team.

· Line manage the Communications function, ensuring priorities and content support fundraising and engagement objectives across public-facing and digital channels.

The Candidate

· Proven experience in development/fundraising, with a track record of securing philanthropic income and stewarding donors.

· Confident building relationships with senior stakeholders and communicating effectively with diverse supporters.

· Strong writing skills, able to produce persuasive cases for support, proposals and clear reporting.

· Experience planning and delivering campaigns and appeals, using data to guide priorities and activity.

· Comfortable managing a development function end-to-end, including pipeline management and database oversight.

· People management experience (or readiness to step into it), with sound judgement and a collaborative approach.

How to Apply

If you feel like you meet the requirements listed above, please apply immediately. Alternatively, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an initial discussion.

We are looking for a Global Events Manager (Fundraising), to develop and lead a Global Events Strategy for all fundraising-related events including Philanthropy, Mid-Level and Legacy, as well as involvement in wider organisational events, to engage and inspire mid-level and major donors and funders.

This role focuses on high-value donor engagement, rather than mass participation fundraising. You will lead events such as major gift donor receptions, mid-level donor gatherings, legacy supporter events, and occasional internal team away days.

This is a Surrey based Hybrid role with 2 days a week in the office.

The Charity
A passionate charity dedicated to paving the way for a new era where people, wildlife and the planet thrive, with a strategy focused on mobilising a movement and delivering key legislative reforms. The charity offer a range of benefits including flexible working, learning and development opportunities, a generous 10% pension and an employee assistance programme.

The Role
Event Strategy, Planning & Execution Take primary responsibility for coordinating and delivering innovative fundraising events, including in-person and virtual events, that engage and inspire mid-level and major donors globally.

Donor Stewardship Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with mid-level and major donors, providing exceptional stewardship and personalised communication to increase giving through events.

Fundraising Strategy Develop creative event-based fundraising strategies to engage new donors and retain existing ones.

Collaboration Work closely with the Global Fundraising and Communications teams to develop compelling event content and donor engagement strategies.

The Candidate
Proven track record in planning, coordinating, and delivering successful fundraising events, both virtual and in person, with a focus on donor engagement.

Experience in managing mid and major donor portfolios, including cultivation, stewardship, and soliciting gifts.

Experience in managing high-value events, such as gala dinners, donor receptions, and exclusive donor webinars.

Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to create compelling content for event materials and donor communications.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Fundraising and Relationship Manager

Are you ready to be part of something truly exciting and play a key role in supporting the future of young people in North East Lincolnshire?

We are looking for a Fundraising and Relationship Manager to join an ambitious team.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the organisation welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.  The dedicated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Position: Fundraising and Relationship Manager

Location: Grimsby

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Benefits: Workplace Pension, Free gym access, Access to Onside’s Talent Academy, bespoke training and mentoring, Access to the employee assistance programme, 33 days holidays (inclusive of bank holidays), Birthday holiday leave.

Closing Date: 9.00 am Monday 23rd February 2026

First Interviews: Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Young People Panel: Tuesday 10th March 2026

About the Role

As Fundraising and Relationship Manager, you’ll work within an ambitious team, securing sustainable income to ensure that the Youth Zone can deliver high-quality, safe and inclusive services for young people. This is a dynamic and rewarding role at the heart of the Fundraising and Communications team, helping to generate the income needed each year to keep the Youth Zone sustainable.

From working with High Net Worth Individual and organisations on the Founder Patron campaign, to working on Corporate Partnerships, individual giving campaigns, major gifts and high value supporters to supporting and growing community-led fundraising, planning and delivering events, campaigns and appeals.

About You

You will need strong relationship building skills, with a proven track record of income generation. Being able to tell good stories around local case studies to build a picture of why a Youth Zone is needed in NEL, along with presentations skills and experience of working is a must.

You’ll bring excellent administrative skills to the role. The team work with a CRM system and require accurate preparation of proposals, gift agreements, and reports. Attention to detail and strong organisational abilities are essential. Most importantly, you have a genuine passion for our local area and for improving the quality of life of our members.

You will have experience of:

• Income generation through personally securing major donor gifts from high net worth individual (HNWIs) and/or corporates, to lower level community and corporate gifts with an impressive track record in securing significant funds and meeting challenging financial targets, including both new business and account management.
• Developing a new pipeline of HNWIs and/or corporate prospects and being pro-active in converting these to active donors.
• Supporting community-led fundraising and events, campaigns and appeals.
• Managing a fundraising pipeline or prospect list, from initial research through to proposal, sign up and stewardship, using a CRM system, such as Salesforce to track progress and outcomes.
• Producing high-quality donor reports, meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations through clear narrative, data and case studies.
• Representing an organisation externally, such as at funder meetings, networking events or presentations, with confidence and professionalism.
• Working to and achieving personal targets and KPIs.

If you are ambitious to succeed, have experience in relationship-led fundraising (philanthropy, corporate giving or business development) and are a great communicator then this role is the perfect platform to make a real-life difference to the young people of Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire!

About the Organisation

This is a brand-new locally run youth charity, set to provide thousands of young people with the opportunity to have fun, make new friends, try something new and feel safe. With community centric values and located in the heart of Grimsby, it will be an inspiring place for young people aged 8 – 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs, to enjoy their leisure. The building is due to be completed in 2025.

The charity recognises that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this.  Therefore, they actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter.  The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application. 

The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.