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Are you a self-motivated and ambitious individual with experience of building lasting relationships that make a meaningful impact?
We have ambitious growth plans for community fundraising and regional partnerships at British Heart Foundation (BHF), and are recruiting a Fundraising Manager to support our work in Cheshire andGreater Manchester East.
BHF’s vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory disease, conditions that will impact more than half of us in our lifetime. It’s more important than ever that we build on our fundraising expertise to raise vital funds to save more lives.
We're looking for a talented person to join our team from the private, public or third sector, who can demonstrate:
- Knowledge and experience of building relationships with a variety of diverse audiences to achieve financial targets.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) able to motivate and inspire supporters.
- Able to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation plans.
- Curious and data driven to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities.
- Creative thinker with exceptional problem-solving skills.
About the role
Across your geographic area of Cheshire and Greater Manchester East, you'll:
- Identify, develop, and steward supporter relationships with businesses, fundraising groups, and high value prospects.
- Understand supporter motivations, identifying opportunities across the Charity that inspire and engage, enabling them to achieve their fundraising goals and reach their potential.
- Identify and steward corporate prospects using a pipeline process resulting in applying for and converting opportunities.
- Be proactive within your area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the Charity.
- Manage supporters effectively using our CRM system (OneCRM) to provide excellent stewardship.
- Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports, and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall.
- Promote BHF’s activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced growing team, in an organisation that supports the nations hearts from their first heartbeat to their last.
Working arrangements
This is a field-based role covering Cheshire and Greater Manchester East. This region covers East Manchester, Chester, Wirral, Crewe, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Macclesfield, Tameside, Warrington, Altrincham, and Lymm.You'll need to live in the area or be able to relocate to this region.
Regular travel within the area, and occasionally to other parts of the UK.
You must have a full UK driving licence at the time of application with access to your own vehicle.
There will be a requirement for flexible out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity. You will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.
What we can offer you
Our generous staff benefits include:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
- Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
- Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Life assurance.
- Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.
We have been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for our Live Well. Work Well. Programme. Heart health is central to our mission, and that starts with you. We provide a programme.
Interview process
This will be two stage interview process. The first stage interview is planned for w/c 21 July 2025
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

At the British Heart Foundation, our events do more than fund lifesaving research—they inspire hope, bring communities together, and drive positive change. Now, we're looking for a Event Executive to help us take our owned events to the next level. If you're passionate about delivering outstanding experiences, collaborating across teams, and making data-backed decisions with real-world impact, we want to hear from you.
As a Event Executive, you’ll support on the ongoing development of products, looking at continuous improvement to bring compelling, supporter-focused products and propositions to life for the BHF.
About the role:
- Support iconic events: Support the end-to-end delivery, managing a portfolio of fantastic owned-party events. You’ll support, manage and develop events like the London to Brighton Bike Ride, Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim.
- Stewardship excellence: Bring our events to life with sector-leading stewardship. You’ll plan and implement innovative strategies to enhance the supporter journey and maximise fundraising efforts.
- Work collaboratively: Work closely with colleagues in the Product Events Delivery team across the UK and other expert functions within the organisation. You’ll build strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers, leading projects to drive continuous improvement and ensure resource availability and event growth.
- Marketing: Partner with teams across the organisation including marketing, digital experience, and event-day delivery teams to create memorable experiences for our supporters and drive event growth.
- Budgeting and finance: Lead the preparation of briefs for fundraising activity, according to BHF procedures and ensure all activities comply with appropriate legal requirements and with BHF policies and standards.
About you
- Experience running income-generation campaigns from concept to delivery—ideally in fundraising, events, or product marketing.
- A proven knack for managing cross-functional projects and keeping stakeholders engaged.
- Strong copywriting and digital skills, with an eye for detail and heart for storytelling.
- A commercial mindset, with analytical chops to back up ideas and drive performance.
- Creativity, energy, and genuine enthusiasm for connecting people to powerful causes.
If you’re ready to bring your marketing flair, organisational brilliance, and passion for events to a cause that truly matters, we'd love to hear from you!
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
Interview process
Interviews may be held during the advertising period or shortly after the close date. Please note interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

Are you passionate about creating innovative virtual experiences that inspire people to take action for a healthier heart?
We are seeking a Senior Events Executive to lead the development and delivery of our Virtual Mass Participation portfolio. These fundraising products are designed to raise vital funds, build awareness, and encourage healthy habits.
About the Role
You will play a crucial role in the development and continuous improvement of virtual products from start to finish. You will test, learn, and innovate to create compelling and supporter-focused experiences. Working closely with our Innovation team, you will help expand our growing portfolio of virtual fundraising products each year.
You will collaborate with teams across marketing, digital, events, and supporter services to bring our virtual events to life and ensure they deliver strong return on investment.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of virtual mass participation products, ensuring they are engaging, impactful, and meet performance targets
- Use data and insight to drive continuous improvement and deliver the best possible supporter experience
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to plan, deliver, and evaluate all aspects of product activit
- Design and implement creative stewardship journeys that inspire and retain supporters
- Track financial performance and KPIs, ensuring accurate data is captured and used to inform decisions
About You
As our ideal candidate, you’ll bring experience managing income-generating products from start to finish, ideally within product marketing, fundraising campaigns, or events. You have a strong understanding of marketing and fundraising principles, including insight, customer journeys, and multi-channel communications. You are confident managing projects with multiple stakeholders and have experience presenting to both internal and external audiences.
You are proactive, creative, and commercially aware, with strong analytical skills and experience in budget management. You are familiar with content management systems, email marketing platforms, and customer databases, and stay informed about emerging technologies and trends in the marketing and fundraising space.
Working arrangements
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About Us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.
Interview process
The interview process may take place in-person or virtually via MS Teams. Frist Stage Interviews are planned for the 25th July 2025.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

Do you have proven experience as Motion Designer or Animator? Would you like your work to contribute towards a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer?
Your search for the perfect role is over.
About the role
As our Motion Designer, you’ll develop motion and animation content that will work across digital, social, video and in-store, collaborating closely with our talented team and working with colleagues around the charity on a variety of projects.
Thinking conceptually to interrogate briefs and get beneath the surface of projects and audience needs, you’ll balance creativity with pragmatism to deliver amazing animation content that makes our audiences sit up and take notice.
The Health Content Team supports people with heart and circulatory disease, helping them feel informed and empowered. They produce a wide range of health information products across print and digital channels. Our vision is a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.
This role will be a key part of our team, helping us significantly expand how we reach people with explainers and animations through our own channels, social platforms and on YouTube.
Working arrangements
This 12-month Fixed Term Contract.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you have proven experience as a Motion Designer/Animator with a strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative projects.
You have experience of working with a strong commercial brand or large charity and a strong understanding of animation principles, 2D and 3D animation techniques, and motion design best practices, including around accessibility.
With excellent communication and collaboration skills, you can tell a story and explain complex information simply and clearly.
Enthusiastic and conscientious, with strong attention to detail, you can manage multiple projects simultaneously and thrive in a fast-paced environment to meet tight deadlines.
With strong, informed conceptual thinking matched by the skills to bring your concepts to life, you are proficient in industry-standard design software, such as Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop and have experience using a Mac and Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Microsoft Office
About us
Our vision is a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer. We'll get there by funding cutting-edge research and innovation, which hold the keys to saving and improving more lives.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
- We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
- Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
- Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Life assurance.
- Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.
Interview process
The interview process may take place in-person or virtually via MS Teams.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
