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SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, which exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. We are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.
We are now looking for a capable Senior Acquisition Officer to develop, test, learn and grow our acquisition programme.
- Manage acquisition campaigns end-to-end across multiple channels (digital, lead generation, DRTV, telemarketing, face-to-face).
- Support, train and monitor fundraising agencies, including occasional UK travel for campaign visits.
- Deliver early retention activities to engage new donors and improve conversion and retention rate
- Oversee data management and reporting in Salesforce, ensuring accurate coding, reconciliation and trend analysis.
- Ensure high standards of compliance, following the Code of Fundraising Practice and wider regulatory requirements.
- Handle supporter communications professionally
If you are self-motivated with strong communication skills and excellent attention detail, looking for a pivotal role within a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, then this could be for you!
To Apply
Please read the full Candidate Pack attached which contains the entire job description and person specification, and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
The deadline for applications is Monday 15 September 2025, 09.00am UK time.
Please note:
- The post-holder must be UK-based and able to work on a permanent full-time contract. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.
- Work location: The post-holder can choose to be remote (in the UK, as above) or hybrid (Cambridge CB2 1AB).
- No agencies please - We are managing this recruitment in-house and are not seeking assistance from agencies at this time. We have existing preferred agencies should the need arise.
Please read the full Candidate Pack attached which contains the entire job description and person specification, and submit a copy of your CV and a role specific covering letter by the deadline specified.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Finance Manager | 9 Months FTC | London | £40,000 - £45,000 | Hybrid - London
For a leading global NGO, we're recruiting an Interim Finance Manager for 9 months. Supporting the Senior Finance Manager and Director of Finance and IT, the Interim Finance Manager will oversee the month-end processes, balance sheet and income reconciliations, VAT returns, and budgeting and reforecasting process. Supporting the UK Finance teams, this role will consolidate management accounts and budgets at group level and provide support and analysis to help decision-making.
What you'll be doing:
- Preparation and posting of monthly journals and assisting the Senior Finance Manager in preparing management accounts, and investigating variances
- Overseeing the monthly management accounting for central support functions, acting as their business partner
- Monthly income processing and reconciliations
- Maintaining records on restricted funding
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Monthly bank reconciliations and maintain fixed asset register
- Processing BACS payments to suppliers and compile VAT returns for sign-off
- Project work to include updating the fixed asset register, reviewing and optimising month-end processes and procedures, updating the payment processes, act as Audit contact for submitting files on the audit portal, and updating the finance manual / finance training
What you'll offer:
- AAT qualified or part-qualified accountant
- Proven experience in management accounting and reconciliations
- Experience in an international development charity or NGO
- Strong experience of Excel, and ideally Unit4 / Agresso.
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Prospectus is excited to be supporting a national children's charity with their search for a new homebased Prospect Research and Communications Manager.
This organisation runs over 1,000 UK projects that transform the lives of almost 300,000 children and young people every year. They believe they can bring out the best in every child regardless of the issues they face. Their work supports children living in poverty, children that have been sexually exploited, children living with a disability, children living with domestic violence and young carers who look after an ill parent or relative and so much more.
As the Prospect Research and Communications Manager, you will take a leading role in identifying five, six, and seven-figure prospects for the Relationship Fundraising team. With a focus on building a healthy pipeline of high value donors from trusts and foundations, through to major donors, this role will work collaboratively with the team to identify new funding opportunities. This role will also populate pipelines for specific fundraising activity including Appeals and Special Events. Ensuring potential donors are engaged with the team's work, it will also work on delivering the Philanthropy communication programme.
The successful candidate will have proven experience within the charity sector and will have examples of successful prospect research for a fundraising team. This person will need to have high levels of attention to detail and be comfortable in creating compelling cases for support. Joining a collaborative team, but as the sole prospect researcher, this person will need to work with others as a team but also autonomously.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Prospect Research and Communications Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer with an international development charity on a permanent, full-time basis. As Finance Officer you will support the Finance Business Partner and the wider team with the financial oversight of the charity’s programmes. You will also support the wider Finance & Operations team, particularly the Financial Accountant, with month-end accounting tasks as required.
Please note, hybrid working is in place with this organisation with 3 days per week needed in the office (Tuesday to Thursday).
Additionally, part-time (4 days per week) may be considered. However, the salary on show is the FTE.
As Finance Officer, you will:
- Support Grant Managers and local implementing partners with the development of project budgets for proposals, by providing technical Excel support, financial and data analysis
- Support Grant Managers with reviewing monthly and quarterly expenditure vs. budget reports, by checking formulae, analysing data trends, and summarising financial data in reports to funders
- Support Grant Managers and the implementing partner finance teams with financial analysis, funder-facing summaries, validating data and formulae
- Carry out basic month-end tasks such as bank reconciliations
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role (financial or data analysis)
- Have exceptionally strong Excel skills (including VLOOKUP, IF functions, Pivot tables, index matching, data validation)
- Hold an accounting qualification
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will work as part of a team to provide emotional and practical support to women and children affected by violence and abuse through our Early Intervention hub and helpline service
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Monday 8th September. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 22nd and 29th September.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
CPSL Mind is a vibrant, values-led charity that supports local people in their recovery from mental health issues, promotes wellbeing and campaigns against stigma and discrimination.
WorkWell Coach
Hours: 4 days 9.00am-5.00pm, 1 day 11.00am – 7.00pm
Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2026
Salary: £27,113.00 per annum
Salary Scale Point: 15 (April 2025)
Location: Based in our Cambridge office with hybrid working option and some travel across South and East Cambridgeshire.
About CPSL Mind
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.
About the Role and the Project
WorkWell is an exciting project that supports people across Cambridge City, East Cambs and South Cambs in either getting back to work or to enable them to thrive at work.
A WorkWell Coach is responsible for providing personalised support and guidance to individuals with disabilities or health barriers, helping them to enter, return to, or stay in employment.
The role involves assessing individual needs through a ‘What Matters to You’ conversation, developing personalised Back to Work or Thrive at Work action plans, providing supporting as they move toward their goals.
Liaising with employers and stakeholders to facilitate successful employment outcomes. Work Well Coaches may attend multi agency meetings with or on behalf of individuals.
Closing date: We actively monitor applications for employment and will shortlist and arrange interviews for these roles as applications are submitted.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences.
No agencies please.
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Our client is a vibrant Surrey-based charity, committed to building futures for local people by providing services that support and assist disadvantaged and vulnerable people; their wide range of projects and activities aim to create happy, healthy and connected communities. They are now looking to recruit an experienced Youth Worker, providing high quality youth club activities for a variety of young people across East Surrey.
As our client’s new Youth Worker, you will plan, deliver and evaluate youth club activities for young people and ensure that all safeguarding, regulatory and health and safety requirements are met. You will actively engage with young people in informal learning opportunities that promote their physical, mental, social and emotional development and will also deliver detached youthwork, bringing services to young people out and about in the community via the organisation’s mobile ‘Y Bus’.
This role requires demonstrable experience of leading youthwork sessions, either centre-based and/or detached. The candidate must have a minimum of a Level 3 Youth Work qualification or equivalent and must be a driver due to the delivery of detached work via our client’s mobile Y Bus. Overall, you will be a dynamic, person-orientated youth work professional, passionate about delivering high quality services for a range of young people.
If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.
At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!
Please note, this role will be based in Horley but will require regular travel across East Surrey, depending on service user need. The role will also require evening work during term time, so an element of flexibility is required.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Harris Hill is excited to be working with one of the UK’s most respected human rights charities to appoint an HR Administrator. Our client provides life-changing support to people who have survived torture and trauma, working tirelessly to restore dignity and rebuild lives.
This is a 12-month maternity cover contract, offering a chance to play a pivotal role within a small and supportive HR team. The position is full-time, based in London (Finsbury Park), with a hybrid working arrangement that requires four days a week in the office.
As the first point of contact for HR queries, you will provide high-quality administrative support across the employee lifecycle. From coordinating recruitment campaigns and welcoming new starters, to managing contracts, maintaining accurate HR records, and supporting payroll processes, you will help ensure the smooth running of HR operations. You will also assist in delivering wellbeing and learning initiatives, liaise with managers and staff, and uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.
We are looking for a highly organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to managing competing priorities. You will bring outstanding interpersonal skills, a collaborative spirit, and the ability to provide excellent internal customer service. Confidence using MS Office applications, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with experience of analysing data will be key to your success. An understanding of the importance of confidentiality in HR, coupled with a genuine interest in supporting staff wellbeing and development, will be highly valued. Experience of working in a professional clinical environment and/or the charity sector would be highly desirable.
To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by Friday, 29th of August at 11.59 AM.
Cover letters are not required for this recruitment process.
Please note - only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
Please note - the successful candidate will be required to complete a standard DBS check.
As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set are excited to be working with a leading national charity to recruit two Content Assistant’s for an initial 2-month contract.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail and CMS experience to play a key role in a website improvement project. You’ll work closely with content and product colleagues to tag and organise website content using a new system, helping users find the information they need more easily.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and tag website content within the CMS (Drupal), making sure content is organised in the right place
- Apply a new tagging and organising system consistently across large volumes of content
- Collaborate with internal teams to resolve queries and clarify guidelines
- Provide feedback to help improve the system where needed
- Support with wider content editing and quality assurance tasks as required
Person Specification:
- Experience editing and publishing website content via a CMS (ideally Drupal, but not essential)
- Meticulous attention to detail and ability to follow guidelines consistently
- Strong organisational skills, able to manage large content sets to tight project deadlines
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive, with a willingness to learn new systems and processes quickly
- Basic understanding of content design, accessibility, and digital user behaviour (desirable)
What’s on Offer:
- An initial 2-month contract within a fantastic organisation.
- Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week in Central London office.
- A day rate of £106.72 per day + £13.28 daily holiday for the successful candidate.
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 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client, one of the world’s most influential cancer research organisations, in hiring an experienced Governance and Committee Support Manager.
Location: London, hybrid
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week over 5 days)
Contract: Fixed-term contract (12 months)
Pay/Salary: £51,500 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
About the Role
This is a pivotal role providing high-level secretariat and project management support across the institute’s governance and research committees, including:
- Secretariat support for the Board and sub-committees, internal governance and research committees.
- Agenda setting, paper preparation, minute-taking, and action tracking.
- Organising logistics for Board Away Days and Advisory Board meetings.
- Creating and maintaining governance records and archives.
- Leading governance improvement projects and initiatives, including new technologies.
About the Person
We’re looking for someone with:
- A PhD in biomedical science or equivalent experience, ideally with an understanding of cancer research.
- Proven experience in governance and committee support, preferably in a scientific environment.
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Confidence working independently and collaboratively across senior stakeholders.
- A proactive, adaptable approach with a commitment to excellence and integrity.
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so if you’re looking to make a meaningful impact and join a forward-thinking organisation, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
At Prospectus, we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
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Regional Fundraiser - three locations
Salary: £35,000-£38,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Hybrid - offices in Oxfordshire, London, Lincolnshire and Edinburgh
Closing date: 15th Augst
Benefits: 7% Employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, 26 days holiday BH and wellbeing day
This welfare charity is expanding their regionally based fundraising team, this is an exciting time of investment for the organisation. They are recruiting for three roles, one covering the South, one covering the central belt of the UK and a final role covering the North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If you want to work at an organisation that believes in fundraising and is investing in it these could be great roles for you.
As part of this role, you will work with other Regional Fundraisers, developing relationships with local community groups, businesses and volunteer groups to grow income in each region.
This role will offer you the opportunity to manage your own portfolio of donors, deliver exceptional supporter stewardship to boost retention in the local area, and build long-lasting and valuable connections with supporters across the region.
To be successful as the Regional Fundraiser, you will need:
- Proven experience as a regional fundraiser with strong knowledge of community income streams
- Strong experience in developing and delivering on targets
- Confidence working with a range of other team members, experience in collaborating, and working closely to reach and exceed fundraising targets.
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby and quote the job title.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
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Prospectus are pleased to be partnering with our client to help them recruit for a Senior Philanthropy Manager (Trusts & Foundations).
The museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. They care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.
This is an exciting time to join the museum as they embark on a major capital campaign to raise £150m to transform their South Kensington site ahead of their 150th anniversary. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, this role will be responsible for personally securing high six- and seven-figure gift from Trusts and Foundations. You will be working closely with the whole Philanthropy team to coordinate on the overall strategy and targets for maximising philanthropic giving to the organisation.
The successful candidate will have significant fundraising or income generating experience and a proven track record of securing income at the high six- and seven-figure level. You will have demonstrable experience in managing a high value and diverse portfolio of Trusts and Foundations that include complex relationships.
We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. Please in the first instance share an up-to-date CV with us and should your experience be suitable, we will look to arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to finalise your formal application. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will deliver tailored support to women in the community experiencing domestic violence to improve their wellbeing and safety.
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 8th September 2025 at 12 noon. Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 22nd September & 29th September 2025.
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Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will assist the refuge manager in the day-to-day running of the refuge, developing and delivering a front line service offering support, advice and guidance to women and their children living in the refuge
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Monday 8th September. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 22nd and 29th September.
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Harris Hill is thrilled to be partnering with a charity dedicated to providing excellent care and support to older people.
They are searching for a passionate and strategic Trust and Foundations Fundraiser to join their committed team and help secure funding that will support the delivery of personalised services to meet individual needs.
As Trust and Foundations Fundraiser, you will be responsible for maximising income by building and maintaining relationships with existing portfolio of trust donors through excellent relationship management. You will research and identify new opportunities, and write and submit high quality, targeted proposals to secure support from new and lapsed funders. You will prepare written reports on activities, progress and income against objectives and ensure the impact of the work is clear, visible and effectively communicated on social media, on the website and in the Impact Report. You will also use the database to maintain accurate and detailed records, manage relationships, and coordinate actions and deadlines.
To be considered for this role you will need:
- Experience of writing successful, compelling trust applications and reports.
- Experience of building and maintaining relationships with funders
- Proven success in achieving and exceeding fundraising targets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 0207 820 7332
Salary: £34,500 - £36,000
Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: Predominantly home based with requirement to work from central office in Woking once per month.
Deadline: Monday 8th September at 9am
Application process: Cover Letter and CV
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.