Events & Fundraising Manager

Events & Fundraising Manager (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 28 - 31 per week (0.7 - 0.8 FTE)
Salary: £38,760 - £41,715 per annum, pro-rata (Salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (9 - 12 Month Maternity Cover)
Base: Flexible working, with regular travel to Osney Mead Office, and occasional travel across service area.

Who we are, and what we do

We’re Oxfordshire Mind, the mental health charity, operating across Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

Our passionate employees and dedicated volunteers are helping people with mental health issues find somewhere to turn for advice, information, and support.

We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health issue gets both support and respect.

About the Role and the Team

The Development Team generate funds to enable everyone experiencing a mental health issue to get both support and respect. We fundraise from corporates, major donors, trusts, events and in the community as well as providing paid-for workplace wellbeing training and consultancy services. We thrive on delivering an excellent experience for all our clients and supporters to build a valued community.

The Events and Fundraising Manager is one of four key Manager roles in the Development Team, responsible for providing excellent stewardship for our supporters, donors and sponsors, whilst generating six-figure income targets that underpin the charity’s impact.

This role works closely with the other fundraising colleagues, Volunteer, Communications, and Finance teams, to deliver unrestricted income, and growing a loyal supporter base across an annual calendar of exciting events and opportunities

About You

We are currently looking to recruit an Events & Fundraising Manager and would really welcome applications for it.

We would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements. If you feel they do, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:

• Knowledge of best practice and regulatory guidance for charity fundraising in an events and community setting
• Awareness and compassion to the needs of people living with mental and emotional health problems
• Familiar with fundraising and digital/online giving platforms
• Experience of planning, budgeting and delivering income against targets
• Delivery and management of similar scale of income from charity events (five and six-figure fundraising income)
• Experience in events fundraising or similar roles, with demonstrating interest and understanding of fundraising principles and techniques
• Experience with using CRM systems, email software, websites and social media platforms to nurture income
• Line management of individuals, or small teams and/or experience of managing teams at events, including volunteers
• Able to work collaboratively with other teams and create joint solutions
• Ability to travel extensively throughout Oxfordshire and Berkshire
• Good relationship building skills, to effectively engage with donors, volunteers and event participants
• This role involves out of hours working and a willingness to work flexibly is required
• Event management, team resourcing and scheduling skills
• Attention to detail and proofing skills
• Self-motivated and results-oriented with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge/Understanding of our values.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 9th March 2026
Shortlisting date: 9th & 10th March 2026
Interview date: W/C 16th March 2026
Interview location: 2 Kings Meadow, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0DP

Interested?

For more information and to complete your application, please click the 'Apply on Company website' button.

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Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application. If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.

Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.

No agencies please.