Fundraising Officer

Fundraising Officer - Community & Corporate

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (flexible hybrid working, compressed hours considered)

We are looking for someone who enjoys connecting with people and making things happen.

This is your chance to take the lead on growing our community and corporate fundraising, helping us reach more young people with vital mental health support.

At Be Free Campaign, we are youth-led, passionate, and not afraid to do things differently. We work across schools, universities, and community settings to challenge stigma, build understanding, and create fairer mental health support, especially for young people in racialised and marginalised communities.

What you will be doing

You will be our go-to person for:

• Community fundraising - inspiring schools, local groups, and communities to get behind our cause through events, creative campaigns and appeals.
• Corporate partnerships - building meaningful relationships with businesses, securing sponsorships, employee fundraising, and sharing our life-saving work!

Day-to-day, that might include:

• Reaching out to potential partners and supporters.
• Meeting with local businesses, schools and communities.
• Helping a school plan their first charity day.
• Preparing a proposal for a corporate partner.
• Celebrating the amazing things our supporters achieve.

About you:

You do not need to tick every box, but we want to hear from you if you:

• Have fundraising or income generation experience. (Essential)
• Enjoy meeting new people and building genuine relationships. (Essential)
• Are organised and can manage different projects at once.
• Can spot opportunities and turn ideas into action.
• Care about improving young people’s mental health.

What we offer:

£30,000–£32,000 depending on experience.

Flexible hybrid working. We trust you to work in the way that gets the job done.

A small, friendly, values-driven team that will back your ideas.

Ongoing training, mentoring, and space to grow your skills.

We are serious about diversity and lived experience

We especially welcome applications from people from racialised or marginalised communities, and those with lived experience of mental health challenges. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss the role prior to an application.