Fundraiser Jobs

Candlelighters exists to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. Candlelighters is committed to fighting children’s cancer, improving treatment and finding cures, and in doing so is helping ordinary families who are facing extraordinary circumstances. 

This wonderful charity considers itself to be one big family, and anyone touched by children’s cancer in Yorkshire is considered to be a member of that family and is able to access the charity’s varied range of support and services. This fantastic organisation is looking for a Fundraising Specialist to generate income for the charity through the implementation of a Trust Fundraising Strategy. 

The Role 

This is a hugely exciting time for Trust Fundraising at Candlelighters and this role provides a great opportunity for an experienced Fundraiser to develop and achieve success. Duties will include:

• Preparing compelling Trust applications 
• Researching new Trust and Foundations funding opportunities
• Identifying creative ways to maximise Candlelighters appeal to Trusts
• Providing a professional and personal service to Trust funders (via on and offline channels)
• Monitoring the income and expenditure of restricted funding. 

The Person

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you should be an experienced fundraiser with a demonstrable track record of securing funding from Trusts and Foundations. You should be comfortable developing and delivery a fundraising strategy, and of setting and monitoring fundraising budgets. Creative and persuasive, you should be a good communicator with the ability to bring to life the stories of Candlelighters that make it such a unique and special place that funders to want to support. 

Why Candlelighters?

Candlelighters is one big family. They live and breathe their values and stand for and what makes them who they are. 97% of staff voted this charity as a Great Place to Work, and Candlelighters was the highest ranked charity in this category! This is because, not only is Candlelighters hugely passionate about families whose life it changes every year, the charity also puts significant emphasis on staff and personal welfare. 

Candlelighters has a hugely reputable positive organisational culture and has a range of wellbeing initiatives that ensure all staff feel valued and respected, but also supported in their roles. These include a range of wellbeing activities including talking therapy, onsite refreshments, business coaching, support for working parents and employee discount cards to name just a few! 

If this sounds like the type of role and charity that could suit the next phase of your career, then do get in touch. To register your interest please apply here, or for more information contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.

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

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

The Talent Set are excited to be partnering with a wonderful children's charity who are seeking a new Senior Trusts Fundraiser to join their team. In this role you’ll work within their dedicated Trusts and Foundations team, contributing to a crucial £3m annual target. Your primary responsibility will be securing funding through well-researched and compelling applications to trusts and foundations, while maintaining excellent relationships with existing donors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research new funding opportunities.
• Maintain and manage a pipeline of potential grant applications.
• Create high-quality funding applications and reports that meet funder expectations.
• Engage with donors through phone calls and meetings to strengthen relationships.
• Handle administrative tasks like data management, tracking, and donor stewardship.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience in securing funds from trusts and foundations.
• Strong research and writing skills to develop successful applications.
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation abilities.
• Proficient in using CRM systems and managing donor data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

ased at either our Ely, Cambridge, Huntingdon or Peterborough Hub but with travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Salary: £29,500 - £33,000 per annum

Full Time (35 hours per week)

Purpose of your Job:

This is an exciting new role at Centre 33 and will play a key role to support the advancement and successful implementation of an operational plan to fundraise across Corporate and Community opportunities.

We would like to hear from ambitious fundraisers who have experience in these income streams, maybe as a team member, who is looking for the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge further within Centre 33’s growing Fundraising department. The role holder will work closely with the Development & Partnerships Lead and Director of Development & Partnerships to help create an operational plan and will then have ownership of delivering the plan and the associated income target. This will include identifying opportunities, creating cases for support, and arranging engaging and productive events for existing and potential partners. There will also be the opportunity to feed into the Communications team on external campaigns that the charity develops to build awareness and showcase Centre 33’s amazing work, including an upcoming capital appeal. You will also work closely with the Operations and Finance teams to understand the charity’s services and funding needs, and to ensure timely sharing of programme information to facilitate funding applications and reporting to existing grant holders. You will support the Development & Partnerships Lead and other team members with Trust and Foundation applications and other fundraising activities as required.

You will be confident establishing new and growing existing meaningful relationships and will maintain clear records of progress in our CRM (Donorfy). Working with colleagues across the organisation, you will prepare high-quality communications, proposals and pitches which demonstrate our deep understanding of young people’s needs and help us to successfully meet our fundraising goals.

You will work to Centre 33’s values of being young person-led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence. You will also be an exemplar of our relevant policies, compliance, standards and values and to help build a team culture.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references.

Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.

Applications must be received by 23rd August 2024.

Do you want to get into Fundraising? Are you a recent graduate with transferable skills? Or maybe you are someone who is working in the private sector and wants to transition into the charity world? This might be the role for you! Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a charity based in Surrey who are looking for a Corporate Account Fundraiser.

Location: Leatherhead,Surrey -  3 to 4 days a week

Salary: £30,000

This role will be working on building and maintaining a collection of brilliant corporate partnership accounts that contribute to a total of £1.5million. You will be supported by an inspiring Manager who will help build up your skills in corporate fundraising and allow you to grow professionally. You will be meeting interesting clients and working in a fun and supportive team.

Experience:

• A brilliant team player and people person.
• Ideally experience of some fundraising, sales or relationship skills that you can demonstrate fits the job role.
• Experience of stewarding or maintaining and building on relationships in a fundraising or customer service role.

If you would like to receive a full job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill:

Hannah Laking: | 020 7820 7331

Closing date for applications: 5^th October, but the hiring manager is receiving applications when they come in so please send your application 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.

Marie Curie is looking for a Community Fundraser to cover the North London area. (additional £3,500 pa LLW)

To ensure they can continue supporting individuals and families in need of end-of-life care, the Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of their activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the team. Marie Curie’s fundraising team has a lot of ambition and just need the right people to join the charity who can help them realise that ambition.

Our Community Fundraisers are the face of Marie Curie in their local communities, building relationships and networks with a wide and varied range of supporters. From local businesses to local fundraising groups and everyone in between. Reporting to the Head or Deputy Head of Region and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide support and guidance to people who fundraise and volunteer for Marie Curie across our regions, helping them achieve their ambitions and ultimately raise vital funds for Marie Curie. 

The Community Fundraiser role is one where you just don’t know what happens one week to the next as you never know who will choose to support Marie Curie in your community! 

The role would suit someone who can be flexible and react in a calm, measured manner to whatever the day brings, who is excited by potential and is ambitious, and who can deliver a high standard of customer service (supporter stewardship) to everyone they meet. 

Community Fundraisers are remote/hybrid based, with some presence expected at your local office or Hospice. It is expected that you will be based within or in close proximity to the region e.g. North London. For this role, the post holder will need to be willing to travel to Embassy Gardens (Embankment, SW11 7BW) occasionally. Due to the requirement to be London based, this post holder can choose if they opt to recieve an additional £3,500 LLW on top of the offered annual salary. If selected, the candidate will cover the cost of travel into Embassy Gardens themselves. 

This isn’t a role where you will be behind a desk every day, a good Community Fundraiser has a willingness to be out and about within your region meeting and supporting fundraisers.

For further information relating to this position, please check out the Candidate Pack.  Proposed interview date: Thursday 3rd October. 

If you would like to know more please email Jo to arrange a conversation about the role and next steps, contact info is in the Candidate pack.

Senior Community Fundraiser
Location: Ipswich, IP3 8NS
Hours: Full & Part Time Applications Considered (minimum 30hrs per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,800 per annum

*  Role requires flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as required *

If you can demonstrate these 3 key qualities, we would love to hear from you!

• A desire to make a difference to families in Suffolk
• A great communicator with a history of building long-standing relationships
• Enthusiastic, willing and ready for an exciting challenge where no two days are the same

As a member of the Community Fundraising Team you will contribute to the development and implementation of the wider Community Fundraising strategy, working with colleagues to embed a culture for fundraising success and support across the wider organisation.

You will be responsible for contributing to the team income target, growing and maintaining relationships with existing supporters, and developing new relationships and opportunities within Suffolk and parts of East Essex. You will inspire and motivate a variety of supporters to reach their fundraising goals effectively and efficiently through building great relationships and offering first-class support. You will be focused on uplifting income and spotting fundraising opportunities.

Responsibilities Include:

• Organising and supporting fundraising events
• Engaging with local communities to raise money and awareness
• Proactively seeking out new fundraising opportunities
• Working as a part of a wider team, contributing ideas and examples of fundraising success
• Meeting income targets to ensure we can continue to support families across Suffolk, Essex and East Anglia
• Reporting on budgets for your area and keeping an up to date pipeline of expected income
• Maintaining accurate supporter records on our fundraising database
• Delivering talks and presentations to organisations to secure long term support
• Stewardship; through telephone calls, emails, letters, meetings and presentations you will correspond with a diverse range of fundraisers and develop an understanding of how our supporters like to be communicated with individually

The organisation

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensure the best possible quality of life and make every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.  Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 49 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Closing Date: 22nd September

Interviews:  26-Sep-2024

Please note: EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The benefits

• Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Employee wellbeing support scheme
• Free eye tests & Cycle to work scheme
• Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Diversity statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

No agencies please.

Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.

About the role

The main purpose of this role is to develop and deliver our approach to maintain and grow corporate fundraising income, to support our mission to improve mental health in Hampshire. You will join us at an exciting time, having just launched our new three-year strategy, and this role is pivotal in helping us achieve our strategic ambitions in the years ahead.

The role is to lead the corporate fundraising activities for Solent Mind, which have grown significantly over the last five years. This will include maximising support through Charity of the Year relationships and participation in activities, events and challenges in aid of Solent Mind, and by securing one-off gifts in support of Solent Mind. You will research and build our corporate pipeline and support the delivery of our wider employer engagement which covers all aspects of employment engagement including fundraising, training and mental health employer service. 

This role is within Solent Mind’s fundraising and external engagement team, and the successful candidate will manage and be supported by the Corporate Fundraising Officer.

30 to 37 hours per week

Southampton and across various Solent Mind sites in Hampshire, combined with hybrid working in the UK

About you

You will be an experienced corporate fundraiser or have relevant relationship fundraising or B2B sales experience, together with a proven track record in meeting and exceeding financial and other targets. You will be an effective communicator with excellent written and presentation skills. You should possess good negotiating and influencing skills, as well as excellent relationship management skills, and be highly pro-active and skilled in generating new business leads and moving warm prospects through the ‘sales’ cycle. 

You will demonstrate the ability to motivate and develop your direct reports and will ideally have experience supervising both staff and volunteers.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Monday 23 September 2024.

First interviews: w/c Monday 30 September 2024.

Second interviews: w/c Monday 7 October 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.

This is a unique opportunity for the right individual to raise awareness of the charity, building it’s profile and engaging communities in West Wales. It will involve helping to organise fundraising events, working with volunteers and encouraging community fundraising opportunities.

Main duties:

1.1 : To help raise awareness of 2wish and the work we do in West Wales
1.2 : To work alongside the support team in Wales, and to build on the reputation of 2wish
1.3 : Research, approach and engage community groups and local supporters using mechanisms for
engaging their support to develop additional sources of income
1.4 : To liaise with the public in West Wales who are fundraising for 2wish
1.5 : To support the delivery of community and corporate events, and monitor the income raised
1.6 : To attend community and networking events where necessary
1.7: To actively participate in and collaborate on financial planning for West Wales, as a business unit, during regular fundraising meetings
1.8 : To submit an annual business plan and budgets for the West Wales fundraising team
1.9: To submit monthly and annual reports to the Fundraising Manager as required and work to monthly targets

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser for an inspiring social welfare charity to support the Major Giving and Events Manager with the development and delivery of the charitys corporate partnerships programme with responsibility for account
managing Partners and developing a pipeline of new business.

This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days a week in the Hampshire office.

The Charity
An inspiring and passionate charity dedicated to helping those most in need from elderly care to mental health with a vision is to ensure individuals and families are always valued and supported. You would be joining a collaborative team with a very community orientated work culture, offering fantastic benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. They have a staff of c100 people and secured over 13m last year.

The Role
Confidently manage a six-figure corporate income budget, securing income from new corporate partners through
written applications and pitches.

Account manage product partnerships and Partners ensuring contracts and agreements are honoured and a first-class stewardship experience is delivered.

Organise opportunities for corporate contacts to engage with the charitys work first-hand, including face to face meetings and events.

Take responsibility for researching and developing strategies to enhance existing portfolio of small to medium commercial partnerships.

The Candidate

Previous experience in an account management role developing, securing and retaining corporate and commercial partnerships and new business through effective and confident relationship building in a similar fundraising or sales role.

Demonstrable knowledge of the principles of charity/corporate partnerships, both account management and new business.

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.

We are looking for a Philanthropy Fundraiser to join an incredible national medical charity to be responsible for supporting on the delivery of the philanthropy and special events programme, in order to build meaningful donor relationships

The role can either be UK homebased working, with once a month in the London office or Hybrid working with two days a week in the London office.

The Charity
An inspiring medical charity dedicated to helping people at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits flexible working!

The Role
Deliver the Philanthropy and Special Events Strategy, in turn securing income from HNWIs.

Assist with the development and delivery of a calendar of cultivation and stewardship events in order to raise awareness of the cause, and help retain existing donors and engage new prospects.

Build, manage and maintain a portfolio of donors from 5,000 gifts upwards, stewarding relationships to ensure donor satisfaction and long-term financial commitment.

Collaborate effectively with colleagues in Fundraising to identify major donor prospects and opportunities to maximise donor experience.

The Candidate

Experience of relationship management and development, including delivery of high quality supporter care.

Proven experience in philanthropy fundraising having personally secured five figure gifts from a major donor

Proven ability to proactively seek and secure new prospects

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.

Community spirit. Ceaseless ambition. Passion that just keeps growing.  

FACE TO FACE FUNDRAISERS (CANCER RESEARCH UK)
 

Salary: £25,500 - £28,000 + (including paid travel when working out of London)

Location: Will be working in shopping centres, train stations and other locations throughout London and surrounding areas (ideally, candidates should be based within London or the surrounding area)

Hours: 35 per week

Positions available: 2

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 22 September 2024, 23:55

Interview Process: Please fill out your work history, and answer a short application question. If you are selected for interview we will invite you to a recruitment day at our head office in Stratford E20 1JQ on Friday 27 September between 10:00 - 15:00 so you will need to be available on that day. You'll meet the team, hear more about the role, there will then be a short task and interview.
 

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. 

Do you have a way with words? Do you thrive in an environment where you get to speak to different people all day long?

Join Cancer Research UK as a field-based Face to Face Fundraiser. You will be inspiring the public to become regular financial supporters of our life saving research.

It's a fun working environment where you can work in London and the Southeast to support one of the UKs most trusted brands. There is lots more too; 25 days holiday + flexible bank holidays, sick pay and lots of development opportunities. 

Cancer Research UK is the worlds leading cancer charity. We are committed to 3 in 4 survival by 2034 . Our Face to Face Fundraising team bring in circa

10 million pounds for the charity each year, so this is your chance to really make a difference.

We are looking for candidates who love speaking to people on a daily basis. You will be self-motivated, passionate and enjoy using words to persuade and inspire. It's also a great chance to improve your communication skills, up your confidence and discover a talent you never knew you had.
 

What will I be doing?

• Engaging with the public at stands in shopping centres and inspiring them to make regular donations via Direct Debit

• Working as part of a team of fundraising experts

• Sharing engaging and inspiring stories regarding Cancer Research UK progress and goals

• Being responsible for setting up your stand and working environment in private site venues

• Representing CRUK with the highest level of professionalism, treating the public fairly and with respect.

What skills will I need?

• Excellent communication skills and customer experience with confidence in speaking to the public

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly and influence others

• An ability to work under pressure

• Experience of delivering and achieving targets in a customer-related environment or similar

• Strong resilience to handle negative objections

• Experience in a fundraising role will be beneficial but is not essential.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. 

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination   

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism    

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people   

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively 

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. 

What will I gain? 

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our mission to beat cancer. In return, we create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.  

How do I apply? 

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.  

Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

A small and friendly local charity is looking for someone who is organised with excellent communication skills who is keen to learn, develop and/or share their fundraising skills. This role would suit someone who is looking for a career change or has recently graudated and would like to become an excellent charity fundraiser or an experienced fundraiser who is keen to develop their skills and expertise to inform an imaginative fundraising strategy.

• Location: Hybrid - Minimum of three days a week in our Nottingham office.
• Salary: £25,000
• Permanent 35 hours per week x 52 weeks per year.

Join Headway as a Fundraising Coordinator and play a vital role in helping us improve life after brain injury. Be part of a passionate team, driving impactful fundraising events that support individuals, families, and communities across the UK. 

What you will do

• Build relationships with community fundraisers, providing advice and fundraising materials to include stewarding supporters from the beginning to end of their fundraising journey with us.
• Act as a primary contact, recognizing achievements and promoting stories to the communications team.
• Research and development of fundraising opportunities and activities that appeal to community audiences.
• Maintain our fundraising databases, track donations and collaborating with teams to meet financial targets.
• Delivering talks and attending community events and supporting local Headway charities and volunteer-led branches.

About you

We’re open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will:

• Have experience of working with community fundraisers
• Be able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders, working to deadlines
• Be able to work on your own inactive but also collaborate effectively within a team
• Actively research and build a pipeline of community fundraising activities that appeals to current and new audiences

About us

Headway - the brain injury association plays a pivotal role in supporting individuals and families affected by brain injuries. Our comprehensive services encompass rehabilitation, counselling, and practical assistance to help survivors regain independence and improve their quality of life.

Headway is at the forefront of raising awareness about the challenges faced by those with brain injuries and advocates for their rights, ensuring they receive the care and understanding they deserve. Through a combination of educational initiatives, community outreach, and personalised support, Headway strives to rebuild lives, offering a lifeline to those navigating the complexities of brain injury recovery.

Embark on a fulfilling career with Headway - the brain injury association and join our compassionate team and contribute to our mission of rebuilding lives after brain injury. Make a meaningful impact with Headway, where every role plays a crucial part in empowering those on the path to recovery.

Safeguarding

At Headway we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow best practice as set out within the Care Act 2014. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruiting procedures and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks including a DBS check and two satisfactory references.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We recognise, value and champion diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure are staff population reflect the diverse service users that we support. For us diversity and inclusion is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusion means providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.

We are also committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.

• Location: Hybrid - Minimum of three days a week in our Nottingham office.
• Salary: £25,000
• Permanent 35 hours per week x 52 weeks per year.

Be part of a passionate team, driving impactful fundraising events that support individuals, families, and communities across the UK. 

What you will do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with event participants, offering motivation, fundraising advice, and ensuring they meet targets while having a positive experience with the charity.
• Serve as the primary contact for event fundraisers, handling enquiries through phone, email, and post.
• Assist the Events Manager with securing sponsorships for events, sourcing raffle and auction prizes, and coordinating event marketing via newsletters and social media.
• Maintain and update the fundraising database, ensuring timely bank analysis, accurate donation records, and appropriate donor acknowledgments.
• Collaborate across teams to develop ideas and ensure fundraisers are directed to appropriate local when needed. 

About you

We’re open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will:

• Be able to build relationships to engage and support fundraisers, volunteers, and supporters.
• Be experience in planning events or handling fundraising logistics will help increase participation and success.
• Be responsible for multiple projects working independently or collaboratively with team members across departments

About us

Headway - the brain injury association plays a pivotal role in supporting individuals and families affected by brain injuries. Our comprehensive services encompass rehabilitation, counselling, and practical assistance to help survivors regain independence and improve their quality of life.

Headway is at the forefront of raising awareness about the challenges faced by those with brain injuries and advocates for their rights, ensuring they receive the care and understanding they deserve. Through a combination of educational initiatives, community outreach, and personalised support, Headway strives to rebuild lives, offering a lifeline to those navigating the complexities of brain injury recovery.

Embark on a fulfilling career with Headway - the brain injury association and join our compassionate team and contribute to our mission of rebuilding lives after brain injury. Make a meaningful impact with Headway, where every role plays a crucial part in empowering those on the path to recovery.

Safeguarding

At Headway we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow best practice as set out within the Care Act 2014. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruiting procedures and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks including a DBS check and two satisfactory references.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We recognise, value and champion diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure are staff population reflect the diverse service users that we support. For us diversity and inclusion is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusion means providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.

We are also committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.