Location: Home based, ideally Glasgow area
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 FTE depending on experience
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week (part time considered, minimum 30 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.
About Us
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
The Scotland fundraising manager role sits within our vibrant community and events team, reporting into the head of community and events. The team builds strong, long-term relationships regionally and nationally to maximise potential across all income streams. We deliver a diverse portfolio of in-person and virtual events, challenges and activities to engage networks and wider supporters in fundraising activity and tailored stewardship journeys to help us build a community of lifetime supporters.
2025/26 has been an exciting year of growth with a focus on developing flagship events, increasing participation in third-party challenges, delivering new virtual events and enhancing stewardship experiences. The budget is circa £1.8m across all income streams.
The Role
- Develop and exceed recruitment and fundraising targets with a strong understanding of supporter stewardship and fundraising best practice
- Build strong, long-term relationships with supporters, enabling them to achieve and raise more than they thought was possible
- Work both autonomously and as part of a team to deliver fundraising results
- Lead on regional and national relationship-building to maximise income potential
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in successfully exceeding recruitment and fundraising targets
- Strong understanding of supporter stewardship and fundraising best practice
- Passion for developing relationships with supporters
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Why Join Us
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged, and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance.
About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
How to Apply
Please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
Closing date: Sunday 16 August 2026
Telephone interviews will be held on Wednesday 19 August and online interviews will be held on Monday 24 August 2026.
No agencies please.
You may have experience in the following: Fundraising Manager, Community Fundraiser, Events Manager, Charity Fundraiser, Development Manager, Relationship Manager, Campaign Manager, Community and Events Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
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Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with the client on a fantastic Legacy Stewardship Manager role. This is a strategic position focusing on cultivating high-value relationships, enhancing stewardship programmes, and increasing engagement among high-net-worth individuals to support organisational growth and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement comprehensive relationship-building strategies for high-value donors and pledgers.
- Deliver personalised stewardship across multiple channels, including tailored communications, events, and bespoke touchpoints.
- Identify and maximise opportunities for donor engagement, ensuring the timely and meaningful recognition of legacy pledges and commitments.
- Collaborate with fundraising and partnerships teams to deepen donor relationships and foster long-term loyalty.
- Manage a portfolio of high-value pledges, proactively maintaining contact and providing bespoke updates to supporters.
- Organise and run exclusive events and touchpoints that surprise and delight donors, fostering continued engagement.
- Track and report on stewardship activities, analysing engagement levels and identifying potential areas for growth.
- Maintain high emotional intelligence to adapt approaches based on individual donor needs and preferences.
- Ensure communication consistency, high quality, and alignment with organisational values and objectives.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience in relationship management within fundraising, stewardship, or similar client-facing roles.
- Ability to build genuine relationships and communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
- Strong emotional intelligence, with sensitivity to individual donor needs and motivations.
- Experience in managing multi-channel communication strategies, including personalised correspondence and events.
- Innovative and proactive approach to engagement, constantly seeking ways to surprise and delight supporters.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload.
- Calm, confident, and personable demeanour, capable of inspiring trust and loyalty.
- Experience in legacy or high-value stewardship roles is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to work collaboratively and develop tailored strategies to foster long-term engagement.
What’s on Offer:
- Salary: £40,000 - £43,000
- Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in Central London
- Contract: Permanent
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.