Legacy giving manager jobs
We’re looking for a strategic and imaginative Senior Marketing Manager to lead national brand awareness campaigns that spark public interest and grow support for our vital work.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small but ambitious charity at a pivotal time, helping us build national visibility and grow our supporter base through bold, insight-led brand storytelling. You’ll play a central leadership role in building national awareness and expanding our supporter base through powerful media campaigns.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and working in conjunction with our Director of Fundraising, you’ll spearhead the development and delivery of high-impact, multi-channel campaigns across TV, print, digital, and Out of Home advertising. You’ll have the creative freedom to bring your vision to life — and the platform to shape how our brand connects with people across the UK.
With a significant budget and scope to innovate, this role offers the chance for you to make your mark, by developing creative ideas and emotionally engaging narratives that inspire people to engage with our work.
We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
- Substantial experience of leading mass-market marketing campaigns with national reach.
- A deep understanding and knowledge of brand-building through emotional storytelling and integrated media.
- Experience of developing and delivering effective marketing strategies.
- Experience of managing creative and media agencies to deliver impactful campaigns.
- Excellent planning, budget management and evaluation skills.
- Demonstrable understanding of audience insight, brand tracking, and campaign optimisation.
- A meticulous eye for detail.
The salary for this position will be between £48,000.00 - £58,000.00 per annum depending on experience. This is a full-time post at 36 hours per week and will be offered on a permanent basis. We understand the importance of offering our staff flexibility, we can therefore offer part time hours from 0.8 FTE. Alternatively, we can offer compressed hours to suit your personal circumstances.
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week (usually Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, fostering fairness and inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone feels that they belong.
We welcome applications from individuals from minoritised groups, including those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Income from donations from wills makes up approximately a third of our charity’s annual income. This new role will provide our charity with a dedicated member of staff to grow and develop income from this stream; strengthening relationships with pledgers, future pledgers and solicitors and other will writing service providers. The post holder will also coordinate marketing activities to promote this form of giving.
This role will also support colleagues in creating and support events to engage wider donors. We have a close-knit fundraising team and you will provide support for our community, individual giving and corporate giving teams.
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Do you have experience in generating and sustaining charitable giving from individuals and nurturing a Friends scheme in the Arts education sector? Are you passionate about choral singing and its power to change the lives of children and young people and can you successfully advocate on our behalf to potential major donors?
The primary focus for the new role is to generate sustainable charitable giving from individuals, maintaining and growing our Friends memberships and developing significant income from major donors. We will also welcome input on stewardship of trusts and foundations if this is also your area of expertise.
We are a leading choral singing organisation and run residential summer courses for children and young people. Our artistic director, Ralph Allwood, founded the organisation 45 years ago, since when over 10,000 young people have benefited from our life-changing courses. Nowadays, around one third of students receive generous bursary support to attend a course and we also work with a range of partner organisations to encourage even more young people from diverse backgrounds to take part in our choral singing courses. We want to secure the future of the organisation and increase the number of students we can support by significantly growing our individual giving.
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to work up to 2 days per week on a freelance basis to help us move up a gear or two in terms of our fundraising, specifically to develop private giving from our extensive alumni network and the many successful individuals who feel music education at a young age made them the person they are today.
We have an office in central London but the job can be done remotely with occasional meetings with the General Manager, either in person or virtually.
Key information
Position: Head of Development, Friends and Major Donors
Reports to: General Manager
Key relationships: Artistic Director, Operations Manager, Assistant Director Rodolfus Choir, Communications Manager & Artistic Adviser, Chairman and Trustees
Location: Working from home with occasional visits to the office at King’s Place, London and meetings with donors c. weekly
Main goal: To launch our 45th anniversary year development appeal and manage fund raising through individual giving, Friends memberships and legacy donations and pledges, growing our charitable income in line with our strategy.
About this role:
The main duties and responsibilities for the Heads of Development role are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
· Maintain and build relationships with our donors, and identify new individuals who would like to see the Rodolfus Choral Foundation thrive
· Use our extensive alumni list to source and maintain donors
· Use contacts from the artistic director and trustees to generate new donors
· Ensure that our top and potential donors are well looked after and researched, passing on key information to the Artistic Director and, where appropriate, arranging meetings between him and our donors
· Organise and co-host special donor events in unique venues
· Plan and help organise membership events for donors
· Help establish a legacy giving scheme for Rodolfus
· Have overall responsibility for reaching individual giving targets
· Ensure that data is accurately kept in our database in line with GDPR, and is harnessed to support our fundraising efforts
STRATEGIC PLANNING & REPORTING
· Develop a five-year Fundraising Strategy
· Set ambitious but achievable targets for each year, within the overall Rodolfus budget
· Contribute new ideas and find new opportunities for fundraising
· Produce quarterly fundraising updates for the Trustees
· Produce a fundraising report for the annual accounts, identifying strengths, weaknesses and areas for development in the Fundraising Strategy
TRUSTS AND GRANT-MAKING BODIES
· Liaise with the General Manager to ensure a coordinated fundraising plan and targets, in keeping with the artistic vision for Rodolfus
· Proof and submit applications and be the point of contact for Trusts and Foundations (this work is currently supported by the General Manager and a fundraising consultant)
GENERAL
· Attend Team and Board meetings as required
· Be a passionate advocate at all times for Rodolfus
· Adhere to all legal requirements relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as all other company policies and procedures
· Create a positive work environment, underpinned by the organisation’s values
· The list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be reviewed from time to time by the Trustees.
· The appointee may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required and at the discretion of the Board.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who:
· Is able to foster excellent relationships with major donors
· is positive, proactive, hard-working, innovative and ambitious
· is numerate, analytical, organised and has attention to detail
· is friendly, approachable and collaborative
· happy working in a small but dedicated team
· happy to travel regularly when required for donor and team meetings
Essential Criteria:
· excellent interpersonal skills
· experience of developing positive relationships with donors
· proven success in securing major donations
· experience of prospective donor identification and initial approach
· outstanding communication skills, both spoken and written
· experience in budget management
· good attention to detail
· excellent personal organisation and time management
· experience of working efficiently and effectively on their own as well as in a team
· understands the arts sector
Closing date: Midday on 23rd June 2025
Interviews: First round interviews will be held online on w/c 30th June 2025
Second round interviews will be held w/c 7th July 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description for – Regular Giving Officer (full time)
Line Manager – Head of Development & Member Relations
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Emmanuel is one of the Colleges that make up the collegiate structure of the University of Cambridge. We provide a community-focused environment for learning, living and working in peaceful and beautiful grounds situated in the centre of the City. The College was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay and has been a centre of outstanding learning ever since. It currently has around 700 students (undergraduate and postgraduate), 90 Fellows (who teach and research at the College) and 180 staff. We welcome people into the Emma community from across the globe, of many different backgrounds, with many different experiences.
The Development Office supports the college in its charitable purpose by building and maintaining a supportive, lifelong, two-way relationship with Members (alumni), and engaging the community of members and friends to contribute their time, expertise and philanthropy. Between 2015 and 2022, the Development Office raised £38m in new philanthropic income through the Emma enables campaign. This was the college’s most successful campaign ever and saw a significant uplift in philanthropy across major, regular, and legacy giving. We are looking now to build on this momentum as we plan the next campaign.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITES
The post-holder’s principal objective is to manage the successful development and delivery of the College’s regular giving programme, using multi-channel approaches to increase the value and number of members (alumni) and friends who give, to build on this sustainable annual source of philanthropic income.
Fundraising
- Manage and develop a successful regular giving programme, taking initiative to plan and organise an annual cycle of activity to ensure all contactable members are solicited for a gift once a year, maximising donor retention.
- Manage and deliver the annual telephone campaign, including working with consultants, preparing data, drafting letters, recruiting students, training and call-room management.
- Organise mass and tailored annual appeals (both digital and postal) to members.
- Achieve annual targets for increasing the percentage and number of members and friends who give, set in collaboration with the Head of Development.
- Move prospects through the gift cycle and up the giving ladder in a timely manner.
- Identify and refer regular or longstanding donors with potentially greater capacity to other fundraisers as appropriate.
Communications
- Contact donors whose pledges are due to expire to encourage renewals and upgrades.
- Prepare thank you letters ensuring that donors to the regular giving programme are thanked promptly and appropriately.
- Confidently engage with the college community – including students and Fellows – to gain an understanding of the need for philanthropic support.
- Write compelling fundraising copy for mass appeals.
- Work with the Engagement Manager to contribute to the production of stewardship materials.
Analysis and Innovation
- Analyse the performance and effectiveness of solicitations and mailings, identifying trends, testing solutions, sourcing additional related information where appropriate.
- Analyse sector benchmarking data to provide strategic insight into the comparative performance of the College’s regular giving programme.
- Develop a strong knowledge of sector best practice through networking, benchmarking, identifying and undertaking training and development opportunities and, where appropriate, implement these best practices.
- Research and identify new opportunities, thinking creatively to develop unique appeals.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues across the Collegiate University, attending working groups, training opportunities and the annual development conference where appropriate.
General Administration
- Ensure that data is recorded accurately and concisely on the Raiser’s Edge database.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality in the maintenance of personal and financial records and ensure compliance at all times with Data Protection legislation.
- Have expert knowledge and understanding of current legislation impacting upon regular giving and stewardship, marketing and operations, such as gift aid, General Data Protection Regulations and fundraising regulation, and ensure operational compliance.
- Represent and promote the Development Office within college and externally, attending occasional member events where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Development team and across the college in delivering the overall Development Strategy.
- Any other duties reasonably required of the Regular Giving Officer.
- Manage own workload, undertaking planning, agreeing priorities and timescales to meet schedules and deadlines in an effective and efficient manner.
There will occasionally be the requirement to work additional hours during peak periods, but this will be sufficiently planned in advance with time off in lieu.
LEGACY PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER (WEST MIDLANDS AND WALES)
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum
Department: Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement
Reports to: Legacy Partnerships Team Leader
Location: Home-based/Field based covering the West Midlands and Wales. Candidates need to be based in either the West Midlands or Wales, or within 20 miles of patch due to business need.
Hours: 35 hours per week (we are open to Compressed Hours)
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 8 June 2025, 23:55
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Legacy Partnership Manager. This is a unique opportunity to develop, manage and grow Cancer Research UK's legacy relationships with high value solicitor partners. Our team works with around 800 offices across the UK, empowering legal professionals to speak about legacy giving and our life saving research.
This a flexible home-based role, which will require travelling around your division meeting with legal professionals.
What will I be doing?
Identifying, developing, and managing relationships with solicitors and will writing firms.
Being responsible for delivering a seamless end to end supporter journey for the professional audience, through outstanding relationship management
Using data to make value insights about our partners performance, making recommendations for improvement and exploring opportunities for building and deepening partnerships
Being responsible for delivering regional activity for Legal Professionals, including regular partnership review meetings and CPD events
Supporting the wider team in the development of the Legacy Professional Partnership strategy.
What skills will I need?
Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills, with the ability to quickly get buy in and work collaboratively
An ability to understand and translate data, and utilise it to make strategic decisions
Proven ability to work well under pressure
Excellent communication and relationship building skills, creating connections to make great things happen
Proven ability to identify and build on new opportunities
A flexible approach, to comfortably manage ambiguity and changing environments/contexts.
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
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The Supporter Relationship Manager is responsible for all individual donor support processes, systems, strategies and individual giving fundraising appeals, which ensure we have excellent relationships with our donors to retain and grow our individual giving income.
Powerful narratives, storytelling and engagement with donors is crucial to ensure that our funding need and impact is shared with supporters.
The Supporter Relationship Manager will work with the Head of Fundraising and Deputy CEO to grow our major donor, regular giving, appeal and legacy income alongside sustaining our irregular giving and Gift Aid income. The Supporter Relationship Manager will line manage the Fundraising Assistant (FA), which is a new entry-level fundraising role responsible for the development and day-to-day administration of our community fundraising income stream for individuals and our corporate community.
Person Specification Essential knowledge, skills and experience:
- Three years+ experience of working in a supporter care fundraising role.
- Understanding of fundraising principles, relationship marketing and supporter care.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level copy writing skills.
- Experience of working with communications staff to support multi-channel fundraising campaigns.
- Ability to work on your own initiative.Well-organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and targets.
- Good working knowledge of CRM databases and how to use them to steward supporters.
- Good knowledge of current data protection/GDPR regulation.
- Able to develop, initiate and maintain systems and procedures.
- IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel to sort and segment supporter data.
- A clear commitment to the ethos and strategic plans of FareShare South West, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement.
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.





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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and influential individual with extensive relationship fundraising experience to join us as our Legacy & Mid-Value Relationship Manager, where you will work with colleagues across Marketing, Philanthropy, Community Fundraising, Volunteering, Retail and Supporter Care to build meaningful supporter journeys and drive long-term impact for children.
This is a hybrid role working from our London Farringdon, with on-site presence required up to 4 days per month. This will be discussed during the interview process.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the role
As Legacy & Mid-Value Relationship Manager, you will be responsible for developing and managing the one-to-one aspects of our Legacy and Mid-Value supporter cultivation programmes.
Through bespoke communications, calls, events, and meetings, you'll deepen relationships with our most engaged supporters—understanding their motivations and helping them fulfil their charitable goals.
This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping and delivering meaningful supporter experiences that drive increased lifetime value and long-term loyalty to Save the Children.
In this role, you will:
• Personally steward a portfolio of engaged supporters through tailored one-to-one communications, including calls, letters, emails, and meetings.
• Use supporter insight to create tailored stewardship plans that inspire legacy pledges and mid-value donations (currently £300 - £10,000 pa/).
• Work with colleagues across Marketing, Philanthropy, Community Fundraising, Volunteering, Retail and Supporter Care to identify and cultivate potential legacy and mid-value leads.
• Plan and deliver inspiring cultivation events, both in-person and online, to retain and grow supporter engagement.
• Analyse and adapt stewardship approaches based on supporter feedback and performance results to maximise impact.
• Advocate for legacy and mid-value giving across the organisation, sharing expertise and insights to strengthen our overall fundraising approach.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Demonstrable expertise in supporter stewardship, ideally in Legacy and/or Mid-Value fundraising, with a focus on increasing lifetime value.
• Proven experience building and managing impactful relationships with individual supporters, including high-quality one-to-one communications.
• Experience delivering bespoke supporter events that inspire and build trust.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams, balancing strategic planning with hands-on delivery.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• A strategic and supporter-centric mindset, with a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents.
Closing date: 4th June
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 4 days per month). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Salary: £26,370-£29,297
Contract: Full Time – Permanent
Location: Remote
Closing date: ASAP
Benefits: Up to 7.5% pension contribution, health and wellbeing hub support, employee assistance program
We have a great opportunity for an Individual Giving Fundraiser with the renowned Marie Curie. Reporting to the Regular Giving Manager, this role will play a crucial part in the delivery of regular income and loyalty programme initiatives, joining 14 other fundraisers in the team to raise an impressive target of £11.3m per year.
This role will help to manage the existing supporters, acting as a steward to retain and develop these relationships. You will also work to encourage new and prosperous support through a range of platforms, including digital marketing.
You will work with internal and external stakeholders, deliver marketing campaigns, refining and improving the customer journey along the way.
To be successful as the Individual Giving Fundraiser, you will need:
- An understanding of all aspects of Direct Marketing techniques and methods for warm and cold activity
- Excellent teamwork and project management skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with clear and accurate written skills and copy editing
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call and speak with Ashby.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
If you would like to discuss this role with us please quote the reference 2593AJ
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We are looking for a thoughtful, relational and data savvy Individual Giving and Philanthropy Lead to strengthen and grow our community of supporters. This is an exciting opportunity for a fundraiser who wants to take ownership of a key income stream, shape strategy and bring creativity and care to supporter relationships.
This is a hands-on and strategic role that blends relationship building, storytelling, data management and fundraising techniques. You’ll work closely with the CEO, trustees, the corporate partnerships lead and our communications lead to develop a supporter care programme that reflects our values, grows engagement and ultimately increases income. You will also begin to develop our major donor strategy, with support from senior leaders and existing networks. Due to funding for this post, you will split your time between raising funds for Pecan’s Southwark Foodbank, as well as Pecan’s other programmes and community services, and you will liaise closely with colleagues across both these areas.
You will need to be confident in working independently, but you will be backed by a supportive and engaged senior team who understand the importance of fundraising and want you to succeed.
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
Working with the CEO, trustees corporate partnerships and communications team, your main responsibilities will be:
- Individual Giving and Donors: develop, manage, monitor and improve the individual giving fundraising portfolio - with the initial aim of generating in excess of £250,000 per annum from individual giving.
- Relationships with local churches and their congregations: work with the trustees and senior leadership team to deepen our relationships with out (cross denominational) member churches and to build links with additional churches in and near the area and local umbrella Christian organisations.
- Relationships with local institutions: work with other local institutions such as schools and business to find individual donors who will financially support Pecan's work. .
- Fundraising Appeals: coordinate fundraising appeals including the Pecan and Foodbank Christmas fundraising campaign, Big Give Campaigns, and other appeals across all income and media streams.
- Fundraising Systems and Processes: Oversee our fundraising systems and processes using our new CRM (Beacon) to ensure data is accurate, GDPR compliant, segmented and usable for effective analysis, reporting and engagement.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Proven experience in individual giving fundraising, including appeals and donor journeys.
- Experience managing and stewarding a portfolio of regular and one-off donors.
- Experience of using and maintaing a fundraising CRM (e.g. Beacon, Raiser's Edge, Donorfy, Salesforce), including data segmentation and analysis.
- Experience writing compelling donor communications (letters, emails, thankyous, updates).
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- Exposure to, or experience with, major donor fundraising (e.g. researching prospects, supporting cultivation or stewardship).
- Understanding of Pecan's values and how they shape organisational culture.
- Knowledge of Peckham and the London Borough of Southwark.
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising or similar professional body.
Please read the Job Description for more information.
Closing Date: Monday 16th June 2025, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 23rd June 2025, Details TBC
Start Date: ASAP
To apply please submit your CV and a short Cover Letter (maximum 4 pages) explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification by the deadline.
Please note that applications that do not contain both the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. If you would like to discuss needs or adjustments to the recruitment process, we would be happy to support you. Please direct all recruitment queries to our careers email address.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a dynamic leader with proven fundraising experience to become our new Head of Fundraising, helping When You Wish Upon a Star to make magical memories for sick children. We have recently moved into a modern new office, have appointed a new CEO and are celebrating 35 years of Wish granting across the UK. So, it is an exciting time to join our dedicated team, some of whom work remotely or from our Scotland office.
Your key focus is to grow our income generation, allowing us to grant even more Wishes to children living with life threatening illness. The Head of Fundraising and their team play a huge part in helping us achieve this vision and, occasionally, have some direct engagement with delivering Wishes.
Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Fundraising will be responsible for developing, directing and delivering the fundraising strategy. You will be an inspirational leader; motivating the team to promote the Charity and successfully engage external stake holders, including both new and existing supporters, and develop long-term relationships through excellent stewardship.
The successful candidate will be able to manage legacy, grants & trusts, events, corporate and community fundraising. Ensuring that income targets are achieved, along with securing high value donors to support major events and campaigns. Using ThankQ CRM, you will be required to monitor fundraising performance and budget, produce reports, and presenting to the CEO and Trustees.
Granting the wishes of children living with life-threatening or terminal illness



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Location: Luton / Hybrid (2–3 days on-site per week)
Salary: £50,868 (H1), rising to £52,140 (H2) subject to performance criteria
Full-time | Permanent
Harris Hill is proud to be partnering with Keech Hospice Care in the search for an ambitious and strategic Head of Personal Giving.
As part of Keech Hospice's bold new fundraising strategy, we are seeking a dynamic leader to transform the way personal giving contributes to long-term income growth. This pivotal new role offers the opportunity to lead and expand a multi-channel, insight and data-led approach to personal giving - including legacies, in-memory giving, lottery, regular giving, payroll giving, and appeals. Your mission will be to build deep, long-lasting relationships with individual supporters, driving growth in income and supporter lifetime value.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Supporter Engagement, you will lead a passionate and skilled team of six, including three direct reports (Managers of High Net-Worth Individuals, Individual Giving, and Legacy and In Memory). Together, your team will deliver and grow a budget of £2.4 million+, with a goal of increasing personal giving income by 40% over the next three years.
As Head of Personal Giving, you will work closely with the Head of Public Giving to ensure an integrated supporter experience across all channels, creating seamless journeys through innovative use of insight, digital channels and automation to deepen donor engagement, improve retention and enhance supporter experience across all giving levels.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a values-driven, results-oriented leader with a flair for storytelling, strategy and data-informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver an integrated strategy for personal giving that drives acquisition, retention and long-term income growth
- Lead and empower the personal giving team to deliver annual income targets and KPIs aligned to Keech’s strategic goals
- Design and implement automated and personalised supporter journeys that enhance donor experience across channels and gift levels
- Personally cultivate and steward a portfolio of high-net-worth and legacy donors, developing deep, meaningful relationships
- Use data insights and financial analysis to guide decision-making and evaluate fundraising performance
- Champion innovation in supporter-centric digital engagement , and explore new income streams and supporter engagement tactics
- Work cross-functionally to align fundraising strategy with public giving, brand, marketing and supporter communications
- Ensure best practice, compliance and continuous improvement across all personal giving activity
Requirements:
- Significant experience in individual and personal giving, including legacy, mid/high-value gifts, regular giving, and digital engagement
- A track record of growing income and improving donor retention through insight-led strategies and data segmentation
- Demonstrated experience managing high-performing fundraising teams and complex budgets (ideally £1M+)
- Proven success building relationships with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropic supporters
- Strong understanding of CRM systems, digital marketing, and automation tools to support integrated fundraising
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to inspire, influence and motivate donors and stakeholders
- Commitment to Keech Hospice’s values and the ability to lead with compassion and professionalism
This is an exciting time to join Keech Hospice Care as we build a resilient, high-performing fundraising team to secure the future of our compassionate services across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynes.
Application Process:
- Deadline: 9am, Monday 2nd June 2025
- First Interviews: 9th or 11th June 2025
- Second Interviews: Wednesday 18th June 2025
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please contact Dominic at Harris Hill: via the apply button
Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.
Salary: £53,952-£59,744
Contract: Permanent
Location: London office – Hybrid
Closing date: ASAP
Benefits: Health care benefits, 6% pension contribution, season ticket travel loan
We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser working for The Salvation Army. This role will report into the Head of Legacy and In Memory and line manage two others in the team to inspire in-memory and legacy donors, whilst driving key fundraising targets and activities.
You will deliver multi-channel legacy marketing campaigns to grow In Memory and Legacy supporters, develop new ideas, and provide excellent stewardship to current and long-standing supporters of the charity. This role will focus on growth and the protection of legacy income, currently £65m per year. This is an exciting time to join a growing and ambitious team as they are investing in all aspects of fundraising and marketing.
To be successful as the Assistant Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser, you will need:
- Extensive expertise in all aspects of Legacy and In Memory fundraising, including detailed knowledge and experience of the marketplace
- Experience in successful strategic planning, management, and implementation of strategy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at a senior level, and develop strong, successful, collaborative, and influential working relationships at all levels of seniority within an organisation
- Excellent leadership and people management skills with proven experience of managing and building high-performing teams
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call and speak with Emma.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
If you would like to discuss this role with us, please quote the reference 2592EI
Job Type: Full time; Permanent
Location: Godalming, UK (hybrid working pattern 2x days in the office: Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum (depending upon skills and experience)
Join our clients highly successful fundraising team and use your passion for donor engagement to help end factory farming and build a more compassionate, sustainable world.
About Them:
Our client is a leading global organisation dedicated to ending factory farming worldwide. They were founded in 1967 by Peter Roberts, a British farmer alarmed by the rise of factory farming. Over the past 50 years, they have made major strides in abolishing inhumane practices such as barren battery cages, veal crates, and sow gestation crates in the UK and Europe.
Their approach involves campaigning, advocacy, and engagement with policymakers at national, intergovernmental, and corporate levels, building a movement of individuals concerned about animal welfare and the health and sustainability of our food. They are driven by a passion for animal welfare and food system change, believing in a future where animals are treated with compassion and respect, and where sustainable farming practices prevail for a healthy planet.
Their international headquarters are in Godalming (UK), with team members in 14 countries on four continents including the US, Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, Czechia, China, and a specialist policy office in Brussels. This role is part of the Global Fundraising Directorate of over 50 staff, consisting of Philanthropy, Individual Giving, Legacies, Digital, CRM and Brand teams, based internationally, primarily in the UK (HQ) and their six other fundraising markets in the USA and Europe.
About the Role:
They are looking for a passionate and experienced fundraiser to develop, manage and grow their international mid-level giving programme. As their Global Mid-Level Giving Manager, you will take ownership of this key fundraising stream, playing a vital role in engaging and inspiring donors giving £1k / $1K / €1k and above a year, while also helping to cultivate relationships with major donors giving £10k and above, working as part of the Global Philanthropy team.
As part of this exciting role, you’ll be the primary point of contact for Circle donors globally, creating a giving community and providing exceptional stewardship, delivering compelling impact communications, and creating engaging moments that deepen donors’ connection to their mission. Working primarily with their UK and US fundraising teams and supporters, you will develop and execute global strategies to recruit, retain, uplift and grow their community of committed donors. You’ll collaborate with colleagues in Philanthropy, Individual Giving, Digital and CRM teams to deliver innovative, data-informed campaigns that drive loyalty and income. This is a strategic, hands-on role, which is ideal for someone who thrives on building relationships, spotting opportunities, and telling powerful stories that move people to action.
About You:
To succeed as their Global Mid-Level Giving Manager, you will need to be a confident and strategic relationship-builder, who has a strong track record in fundraising and donor engagement, particularly within mid-level or major giving. You’ll understand what motivates donors, and be skilled at delivering personalised, inspiring stewardship, that builds loyalty and drives continued support. You will need to be able to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative international environment and have experience working across teams to deliver integrated fundraising campaigns.
You’ll have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a flair for creativity, data analysis, and a results-driven mindset. You’ll need to be highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining a clear focus on donor experience and income growth.
Why Should You Apply:
You'll join a global movement committed to ending factory farming and building a fairer, more sustainable food system. You’ll be part of a supportive, mission-led team that values integrity, collaboration, and compassion, for animals, the planet, and each other.
Join their team and make a lasting impact, while being part of a workplace that values and supports you every step of the way:
- Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays
- Our comprehensive benefits package includes core offerings like Health Cash Back Plan
- MHFA support – 24/7 GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite parking and office next to mainline station
- Optional savings schemes like the Cycle Benefit scheme
- Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying excellent development opportunities
- Hybrid working model (dependant on role and location)
- A defined contribution pension scheme
- Enhanced discretionary company sick pay
- Premium Subscription to Calm App
To Apply:
If you have the skills and experience to excel in this role, they are keen to hear from you and welcome your support in contributing to their globally impactful cause. Please submit your CV and a cover letter, outlining how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the job description. Please note that they reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.
Application Information:
Cut-off date: Tuesday 3rd June 2025
1st Stage (Teams) Interviews: Wednesday 11th June 2025
2nd Stage (Face to Face at HQ) Interviews: Tuesday 17th June 2025
No agencies please.
In order to comply with legal requirements, as part of their selection procedure they ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.
Our client absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. They value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within their organisation and across the sector. They welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
You may have experience of the following: Fundraiser, Individual Giving Manager, Donor Engagement, Fundraising Manager, Major Giving, etc.
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As Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing and supporting Nottingham Contemporary's ambitious development strategy to increase income, in collaboration with the Senior Development Manager who holds the overall responsibility for targets and strategy. Ensuring excellent stewardship of all supporters and a strong pipeline of donors and funders will be essential.
You will work with the Senior Development Manager to lead on and maximise income from trusts and foundations in particular, in support of Nottingham Contemporary’s core programme.
Main Accountabilities
- Hold oversight of the trust and foundation pipelines and work collaboratively with the Senior Development Manager, Director and programmers to develop and align cultivation strategies and asks
- Develop and implement cultivation and solicitation strategies for trusts and foundations
- Research and lead on writing compelling applications with strong cases for support to trusts and foundations to secure grants in support of the organisation’s goals
- Prepare timely project report templates and reports on the outcomes of donor and funder support
- Support the Senior Development Manager with ongoing prospect research
- Lead on the identification and cultivation of appropriate corporate sponsors, devising carefully tailored and convincing proposals to secure additional funding
- Support with the delivery of a creative programme of cultivation and stewardship events for donors, funders and prospects
- Represent Nottingham Contemporary at internal and external private views, previews, meetings and events
The Person
We're looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, alongside the ability to write compelling cases for support. The ideal candidate will be innovative, pro-active and able to adapt easily as a creative problem-solver. A team player, you'll relish working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
You’ll have a track record in fundraising or relationship management in the not for profit, cultural or other relevant sectors, in particular with trusts and foundations. You’ll have the ability to manage a busy workload to meet agreed deadlines, and your excellent organisational and project management skills will come in handy when organising a range of cultivation and stewardship events for donors, funders and prospects.
We understand the benefit of transferable skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet all of the criteria but are interested in the role, we would still like to hear from you.
Details
Hours: 35 hours per week (some ad hoc evening and weekend work may be required). Other working patterns, including part-time, will also be considered.
Salary: £28,560 - £32,000 dependant on experience
Term: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - Nottingham Contemporary office and home
Responsible to: Senior Development Manager
If you would like to know more about this role, our team and the organisation, we will be holding an informal online information session on Mon 19 May at 1.30pm. Please visit our website to learn more. Alternatively, you are also welcome to request an informal chat with our Development team to find out more. These informal sessions do not form part of the selection process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Empower change as a Fundraising Manager with Stonepillow, leading income growth to support people experiencing homelessness.
Applications close: 9 a.m. Monday 9th June 2025
Location: Chichester
About Stonepillow
Stonepillow is a forward-thinking charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk across Chichester and Arun. With a mission rooted in prevention, relief, recovery, resettlement, and restoration, Stonepillow delivers life-changing services through supported housing, day centres, outreach, and social enterprise.
We understand that there are infinite circumstances that may lead people to our doors, and we do not turn anyone away.
As a charity, generating sustainable income is vital to ensuring we can continue and expand our life-changing work.
Our work is guided by our 5 Pillar value proposition:
- Prevent
- Relieve
- Recover
- Resettle
- Restore
About the role
As Fundraising Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of strategies to grow sustainable and unrestricted income.
Reporting to the Head of Income Generation, you will play a vital role in deepening relationships with high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), while also engaging regular givers, corporates and community partners.
You will:
- Develop and implement income strategies across major donors, individual giving and legacies, corporate fundraising and community giving
- Lead tailored stewardship plans to retain and grow supporter engagement
- Manage the Community & Events Fundraiser to deliver successful campaigns and events
- Use CRM systems (Donorfy), digital platforms, and data insights to enhance supporter journeys and track performance
- Represent Stonepillow in the community, building awareness and strong partnerships
- Monitor income, evaluate ROI, and report on performance to senior leadership
This role is essential in securing the income needed to deliver Stonepillow’s life-changing services for people experiencing homelessness across Chichester and Arun.
Who we are looking for
We’re seeking a confident and strategic fundraiser with a track record of growing income and building lasting supporter relationships. You’ll be digitally savvy, data-driven and values-led.
You will bring:
- Proven experience in one or more of major donor, individual giving, community, or corporate fundraising
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across audiences
- Experience using CRM systems such as Donorfy
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead a small team and plan effective campaigns
- Financial awareness and a strong understanding of ROI in fundraising
- A collaborative and inclusive approach, aligned with Stonepillow’s values
A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Chichester and Arun are essential.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 9th June 2025.