Fundraising Jobs

Chief Executive Officer 

Location: Hybrid – Regular weekly time in the Head Office in Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, regular national travel and a maximum of 2 days remote working per week
Sector: Not-for-Profit
Client: Charity for Civil Servants
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: ~£100,000-£130,000
Reference: GSe109327
Closing Date: Sunday 28th April 2024

Across the working and retired civil service community our mission is to help people overcome life’s challenges and thrive. The Charity offers lifelong practical, financial and emotional support, advice and guidance for people wherever we can. Last year people came to us for help over 70,000 times and we spent £6.7m (c.£2m in financial grants alone) supporting people in need of our help. Everything we do as an organisation underpins the Charity’s vision of a supportive community in which everyone has the chance to live their life to the full.

After 9 years in the role, our CEO is retiring and the Charity is looking for its next leader. To continue the great work of the last few years, the Charity is looking for an inspiring new CEO to guide the organisation through a significant period of change and development.

We are seeking a commercially astute values-led senior leader with a wealth of experience operating at Board level, managing and navigating the complex strategic, financial, and governance issues that come with leading the business, in any CEO role. You will demonstrate the intellectual depth, gravitas, and conviction to engage top-level civil servants with the credibility and powers of persuasion needed to win their support and significantly increase income.

The Charity is looking for someone who is as comfortable leading, managing and communicating with people, as they are with developing strategic propositions and writing business plans. So the successful candidate will be a positive and outward-looking leader who naturally inspires confidence, motivates others and who enjoys working as part of a team.

If our work inspires you and if you believe you have the passion, skills and experience to lead the Charity through the next important phase of its journey, please click apply to visit the dedicated microsite.

Should you wish to have a confidential conversation to find out more about this role please contact Elizabeth Theobald or Oliver Startup from Gatenby Sanderson.

REF-212949

What does a perfect country for everybody with sight loss look like? Everyday 250 people begin to lose their sight. RNIB is driving the creation of a world where there are no barriers for people with sight loss. We believe standards for design of mainstream environments and solutions should be accessible by default.

With a new purpose of building the perfect country for everybody with sight loss and refreshed leadership team, we are now primed and ready for an innovative leader to grow our income and engagement results to serve more individuals across the UK. To achieve this, we will appoint a new Chief Income and Engagement Officer.

RNIB
Chief Income and Engagement Officer
Permanent
Flexible location, with a requirement of 2 days per week in the London office
£125,000

The new Chief Income and Engagement Officer will provide leadership and direction on all aspects of RNIB's fundraising strategy, creating innovative, sustainable fundraising programmes and initiatives. You'll empower the effective income and engagement team to grow our restricted and unrestricted income, ensure our income targets are delivered while developing positive and lasting relationships with donors and partners. Reporting to the CEO and as part of our senior leadership team, you will lead the income and engagement department to embrace ambition and celebrate success, while maintaining excellent relationships across other departments.

As the Chief Income and Engagement Officer, you will lead a fantastic team of income and engagement individuals across all disciplines, contributing nearly £70m of fundraised income to RNIB each year. You will harness the power of effective storytelling and fundraising technology while ensuring the incredible portfolio of current fundraising activity is effectively stewarded and celebrated. The ideal candidate will enjoy driving forward new strategic fundraising ideas and will have led fundraising strategy in previous positions. They will also have substantial senior management experience and be dedicated to delivering successful change to support more individuals with sight loss.

Application information 
Closing date for completed applications is midnight Sunday 21st April 2024.
Interviews with Prospectus will take place week commencing Monday 29th April 2024 and interviews with RNIB the week commencing Monday 6th May 2024.

To apply: 
Working for RNIB means working towards a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus. You can download the pack in word text format at the bottom of this page too.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.