Senior Gaming Manager
Are you passionate about gaming, streaming and online communities, and excited by the opportunity to turn that passion into life-changing impact.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is looking for a Gaming and Streaming Senior Manager to help shape the future of one of the charity sector’s most exciting and ambitious growth areas.
This is a varied and high-impact role where you’ll combine relationship building, business development, team leadership and strategic planning to grow our gaming and streaming fundraising programme. You’ll work across partnerships, creator communities, live events and industry engagement—helping us build deeper relationships within the gaming world while creating experiences that connect supporters to our mission in authentic and engaging ways.
We’re looking for someone who understands the culture and energy of the gaming and streaming space, and who can bring people together around ideas, opportunities and shared goals. Existing industry connections would be valuable, but just as important is curiosity, commercial instinct and a genuine interest in the sector.
You’ll lead a small but ambitious team and work closely with colleagues across the organisation, the hospital and external partners. This role requires someone who is highly collaborative and relationship-focused, but also confident influencing stakeholders, navigating complexity and driving momentum in a fast-moving environment.
You’ll also work closely with a high-energy senior leader, so we’re looking for someone who is proactive, resilient and comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
Salary
The salary for this role is £49,900 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Gaming and Streaming team, creating a positive, collaborative and high-performing environment where people feel supported, motivated and empowered to succeed.
- Work with the Head of Partnership Development to shape and deliver the gaming and streaming strategy, helping grow income, partnerships and audience engagement.
- Build and develop strong relationships across the gaming and streaming industry, identifying and unlocking new partnership and fundraising opportunities.
- Support and grow relationships with content creators, streamers, partners and gaming communities, helping create engaging and meaningful supporter experiences.
- Work closely with the Gaming Board and senior industry stakeholders, building trusted relationships and helping maximise opportunities and influence
- Lead major projects and events, ensuring activity is strategically aligned, commercially focused and delivered collaboratively across the organisation.
- Build strong internal relationships across fundraising, communications and hospital teams, helping connect activity and drive shared outcomes.
- Support the continued growth and evolution of the programme, identifying opportunities to improve ways of working, increase impact and strengthen industry engagement.
- Ensure activity is delivered responsibly and in line with safeguarding, fundraising and ethical standards.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong experience in business development, partnerships, fundraising or sales, with a track record of securing and growing opportunities.
- A genuine interest in gaming, streaming and online communities, with knowledge of the wider industry landscape.
- Experience leading and motivating teams, with a supportive and hands-on approach to people management.
- Excellent relationship-building, networking and influencing skills, with the ability to work confidently across a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience managing partnerships, projects or events involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to spot opportunities, think strategically and drive activity forward.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders, boards or external partners, with the ability to build credibility and trust.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex activity and deliver at pace.
- A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused mindset, with the energy and resilience to thrive in a fast-moving environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of gaming and streaming fundraising at GOSH Charity—building partnerships, growing communities and creating experiences that bring people together around a cause that matters.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
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