Strategic fundraising manager jobs in london

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a background in trusts and foundations?
We’re looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to help deliver significant growth in fundraising income, influencing trusts and foundations to contribute to our valuable work.

What does this role do?
As Trusts and Foundations Manager, you’ll:

• develop your own trusts and foundations pipeline, crafting excellent cultivation and stewardship journeys for current and prospective supporters,
• maintain and strengthen existing relationships through regular meetings and touchpoints, deepening the connection between donors and their impact,
• work closely with other departments to build powerful donor journeys alongside building inspiring case studies and cases for support,
• write and prepare well researched applications for grants, to an excellent standard.

Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for 8th and 9th December 2025, and will take place on Teams.

Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, it’s crucial that you have excellent relationship and pipeline management skills, with proven experience of building strong relationships with donors that lead to multi-year outputs. You’ll be a confident verbal communicator and writer, who is passionate about our mission and can effectively share our impact with potential donors. You’ll also be organised and highly numerate, with experience of preparing and managing budgets.

About Dogs Trust
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
 
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

Team: Legacies & In Memory

Location: Remotely, UK

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £70,004.60 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Cats Protection are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity, and we’re seeking an ambitious, knowledgeable and compassionate individual to lead our successful legacy and in memory fundraising programme

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Head of Legacy Giving:

• Our Head of Legacy Giving is responsible for Cats Protection’s largest charitable income stream, leading our Legacy Marketing, Legacy Administration and In Memory teams as we seek to delivery exemplary fundraising programmes raising upwards of £50m a year – around half of the cats we help are cared for thanks to this work.
• With ambitions to continue growing the income we receive from Legacy and In Memory giving, our Head of Legacy Giving is responsible for shaping the long-term strategy to deliver this growth and overseeing the implementation of activity across the organisation that maximises the scale and value of current and future support.
• Underpinning this transformation is a responsibility for the role to lead our medium and long-term legacy modelling, inspire and develop our high performing teams, and collaborate with an array of internal stakeholders and key external partners.
• The role is also a member of our Marketing and Income Generation (MIG) directorate leadership team, as part of a unified leadership group that has shared accountability and strategic responsibility for the organisation’s collective income generation performance.

About the Legacy and In Memory department:

• The department sits within our Individual Giving and Legacies business area of the Marketing & Income Generation Directorate
• There are four broad areas of expertise and delivery within the department – legacy marketing, legacy administration, in memory fundraising, and local legacy and in memory giving – with 16 individuals making up the teams.
• The teams are responsible for fundraising programmes that cover traditional legacy giving, Free Wills, our Cat Guardians service and In Memory giving for both people and cats.

What we’re looking for in our Head of Legacy Giving:

• Proven experience in a senior charitable legacy fundraising and direct marketing role
• Experience of leading and managing multiple teams working together to deliver ambitious targets, overcome challenges and achieve measurable impact in a remote working environment
• Proven track record of strategic development, planning and implementation
• Experience of commissioning and managing external agencies and consultants
• Experience of managing significant income and expenditure budgets
• Experience of providing impactful management information and reports to internal stakeholders on legacy income and key KPIs
• Knowledge of Chartered Institute of Fundraising codes of practice, sector regulation and compliance, and data protection legislation

What we can offer you:

• Range of health benefits
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 30th November 2025

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 8th December 2025

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form

2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Rights of Women (ROW) is looking for an organised, creative and innovative woman* to join our team as our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager. This is a key mid-level role, responsible for driving growth in our fundraising and supporting the diversification of our income streams to ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability.

You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery – balancing relationship-building, creativity, and strong attention to detail. You will have a proven track record in fundraising, particularly within corporate and individual giving, and be confident managing communications and donor engagement activities that inspire and retain supporters. You will be able to collaborate, communicate and inspire others to build further financial sustainability and resilience in a challenging funding landscape.

Working closely with the Director, the Senior Management Team, Trustees and the Fundraising and Communications Committee, you will lead on building and maintaining fundraising relationships, implementing a robust stewardship cycle, and enhancing ROW’s profile across England and Wales.

Your role will benefit from our current collaboration with an external communications agency, which focuses primarily on media engagement and broader publicity, providing support to amplify ROW’s profile. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to lead on fundraising-related communications, taking ownership of donor-facing content, including our regular newsletter, supporter updates, and campaign materials. This will involve producing engaging, creative, and mission-aligned content that informs, inspires, and strengthens relationships with supporters, while ensuring consistency with ROW’s values, tone and objectives.

This is an exciting time to join ROW, including the opportunity to help deliver a flagship fundraising event – a Legal Fundraising Dinner, developed in partnership with a volunteer committee and corporate supporters. This event aims to become a recurring highlight of our fundraising calendar.

You will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding and connection between your skills and those needed to raise vital funds within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector including making supportive and appropriate connections with supporters who are survivors of VAWG. 

​Are you an experienced and passionate fundraising professional ready to lead a busy team and make a meaningful impact?​

We’re looking for an Individual Giving Fundraising Manager to take the lead in delivering a varied and ambitious individual giving programme that generates both immediate and long-term income for our hospice. With new strategic investment backing our fundraising growth, this is an exciting time to join us and make a real difference.

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In this role, you will oversee key income streams including committed giving, appeals, in-memory giving, legacy marketing and our Mid-Value Donor programme.

You'll be responsible for acquiring new supporters testing digital methods, nurturing existing relationships and developing insight-led donor journeys that maximise lifetime value while ensuring every supporter feels valued and connected to our cause. You’ll contribute to the development of operational plans, income targets and annual budgets.

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About You:

You’ll be a strategic thinker with a strong track record in individual giving, campaign management and team leadership. You’re driven by results but equally committed to delivering exceptional supporter care. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are confident managing multiple income streams with creativity and insight.

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If you're ready to lead a passionate team and play a key role in the future of our hospice's fundraising success, we’d love to hear from you.

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Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

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This post is offered on a full time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, our core working hours are 8.30am - 5pm. Part-time hours will be considered for the successful candidate. We also offer home working opportunities at St Catherine's, however, onsite attendance is expected.

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When you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: that will be here for you through the joyful memories, final goodbyes and moments after. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.

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Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:​

• 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
• Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
• Day off for volunteering
• Day off for moving house
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Generous Pension – Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Life Assurance – 4x basic salary
• Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
• Flu Jabs
• Counselling Offering
• Discounted Gym
• Schwartz rounds
• Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
• Career pathway and progression

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We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL.​

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If you're ready to lead a passionate team and play a key role in the future of our hospice's fundraising success, we’d love to hear from you!​

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If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please visit our website.

Transform STEM Education for Africa's Brightest Young Women

The African Gifted Foundation (AGF) exists to develop Africa's future STEM leaders by supporting gifted young women to access world-class education. Our flagship project, the African Science Academy (ASA) in Ghana, is a fully-scholarshipped boarding school focused on mathematics and physics, with students drawn from across Africa.

We're at a pivotal moment. Having grown to circa £1 million in annual income, we're ready to scale our impact. We are embarking on an exciting new initiative to build a new campus and double the size of our school over the next couple of years. We need an exceptional fundraising leader to help us get there.

The Opportunity

As Head of Fundraising, you'll be a key member of our senior leadership team, shaping strategy and driving income growth to transform opportunities for hundreds more young African women in STEM.

In your first year, you'll:

• Take ownership of our £1m fundraising portfolio and develop a clear growth strategy
• Deepen relationships with our existing major donors, trusts and corporate partners
• Identify and secure at least 3-5 significant new funding partnerships
• Build robust systems for pipeline management, donor stewardship and impact reporting
• Work closely with our Executive Director and Board to align fundraising with our ambitious expansion plans

Your long-term impact:

• Lead AGF toward £2m+ annual income over 3 years
• Diversify our funding base to ensure sustainability
• Establish AGF as the go-to partner for funders passionate about African girls' STEM education
• Build a culture of excellence in donor relationships and stewardship

What You'll Do

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and deliver a compelling fundraising strategy aligned with AGF's growth ambitions
• Set ambitious but achievable income targets and manage performance against them
• Provide clear metrics, insights and recommendations to the Executive Director and Board
• Identify opportunities for income diversification and risk mitigation

Major Donor & Partnership Management

• Manage and grow our portfolio of major donors, trusts, foundations and corporate partners
• Personally cultivate and steward high-value relationships
• Identify and pursue new funding prospects through research and networking
• Develop compelling cases for support tailored to different donor segments

Operational Excellence

• Establish and maintain effective systems for pipeline management, CRM and donor tracking
• Ensure excellent donor stewardship, reporting and compliance with all funder requirements
• Create compelling donor materials and impact reports, working collaboratively with communications, programmes and finance teams 
• Take responsibility for collecting compelling impact data, including through liaising with alumni
• Build efficient processes that support both immediate delivery and long-term growth

Representation & Advocacy

• Represent AGF at donor meetings, events and in philanthropic networks (UK and occasionally international)
• Act as an ambassador for our mission and impact
• Build AGF's profile within the UK and international education funding community

Who You Are

Essential Experience & Skills

✓ Proven track record of strategic fundraising in the UK charity sector, with demonstrable success in securing five-figure+ gifts from trusts, foundations and major donors

✓ Relationship builder with excellent ability to engage, persuade and steward high-value donors at senior levels (trustees, HNWIs, corporate decision-makers)

✓ Strategic thinker who can develop compelling fundraising strategies and turn them into practical action plans with measurable results

✓ Portfolio manager experienced in managing multiple major donor relationships simultaneously and building a robust pipeline

✓ Excellent communicator in writing and speaking - confident presenting to trustees, corporates and philanthropic audiences

✓ Organized & commercially aware with ability to manage budgets, set targets and deliver against KPIs

✓ Self-starter comfortable working in a lean organization, building processes, and collaborating across teams

✓ Mission-driven with genuine commitment to expanding STEM opportunities for African young women and cultural awareness of the international context

Highly Desirable

• Experience with international education or development fundraising, especially Africa-focused projects
• Track record with philanthropic individuals and/or corporate CSR/partnership teams
• Existing network in UK philanthropic, trust/foundation or corporate giving sectors
• Experience of USA fundraising
• Knowledge of fundraising CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce)
• Willingness to travel occasionally (UK and internationally) to meet donors and visit programmes

Why Join AGF?

Impact That Matters
Help open doors to world-class STEM education for brilliant young African women who will become tomorrow's scientists, engineers and innovators. Every pound you raise directly transforms lives.

Strategic Influence
You'll be a key member of the senior team during a crucial growth phase, with genuine influence over strategy and direction.

Mission-Driven Culture
Join a passionate, committed team and Board who truly believe in our mission and support bold, innovative thinking.

Professional Growth
Shape and lead a function, develop your strategic fundraising skills, and build lasting relationships in the UK philanthropic sector.

Flexibility & Support
Hybrid working, supportive leadership, and investment in your professional development.

What We Offer

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary: £55,000-£60,000 (depending on experience)
• Generous pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• Group life insurance and income protection
• 25 days annual leave plus UK public holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday

Professional Development

• £2,000 annual professional development budget for relevant training, conferences and qualifications
• Chartered Institute of Fundraising membership paid
• 3 professional development days per year

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid working
• Flexible hours to support work-life balance
• Occasional travel within the UK and international travel (fully covered)
• Standard 37.5 hours per week
• Open to 4-day week option at pro-rata for the right candidate

Contract Details

• Permanent, full-time position
• 6-month probation period
• 3-month notice period after probation

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England, a programme that is rapidly growing. 

In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm. 

The Purpose of the Role

The Mass Market team’s mission is to inspire the UK public to financially support the IRC to help people impacted by conflict and disaster. The purpose of this role is to support the Director, Mass Markets by implementing the Retention strategy in order to generate long-term sustainable growth, cultivate a loyal and engaged donor base and maximise net revenue. 

As Retention Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for annual operational planning and delivery across for the retention programme, including for emergency appeals. You will work closely with the Director, Mass Markets to create and manage significant annual budgets, ensuring return on investment is maximised at all times. Supported by the Senior Retention Marketing Executive and Retention Marketing Executive, you will oversee all campaign activity, ensuring that it meets the strategic objectives and financial goals of the department.

You will be part of a department focused on excellence, with significant opportunity to lead on change and drive impact and growth.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategy and Planning

• Support the Director, Mass Markets in the development and delivery of the retention strategy and priorities
• Identify, scope and deliver new and innovative opportunities that advance the retention strategy
• Manage retention operational planning, including leading annual, quarterly and monthly planning sessions, defining key deliverables and ensuring all activity supports the aims of the retention strategy
• Manage the monitoring and reporting framework to track performance against strategic objectives
• Identify and brief support requirements with internal and external partners in order to maximise activity and ensure the smooth running of back-office operations
• Build, manage and distribute a detailed marketing plan (refreshed quarterly) in line with strategic priorities and objectives, ensuring activities are co-ordinated, integrated and maximised with other Mass Market UK teams. 

Budget Management

• Manage segments of the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process, identifying opportunities for savings, additional investment, or budget reallocation
• Focus on maximising return on investment at all times, and make suggestions for contingency action as necessary to achieve budgeted income target
• Lead on tracking and reconciling retention income and expenditure budget lines, providing variance reporting to support the Director, Mass Markets regular financial reporting

Campaign Management

• Oversee, plan and deliver multi-channel revenue and engagement campaigns, including emergencies, ensuring all activity is designed to inspire and engage supporters
• Oversee the design and implementation of customer journeys across all segments and products, in order to increase loyalty, average value and product holdings
• Lead the development and management of the mid-level portfolio, including regular communications, donor events, and identification and development of prospects into active donating advocates of the IRC
• Oversee work to ensure it is completed to standard, on time and within budget and act as overflow support during peak times, such as emergencies
• Work closely with equivalent team members in other national markets (i.e. Korea, Germany, Sweden, US) and the Mass Market support team to ensure all activity is coordinated and maximised

Insight, Analysis and Data Management 

• Work closely with the Analytics team to identify and manage analytics requirements and to draw actionable insights from performance data
• Oversee and sign off detailed end of campaign reports, ensuring all relevant information is documented and used to inform future activity
• Monitor day-to-day metrics, identifying and acting on performance issues and opportunities 

Leadership and Management 

• Line manage and develop the Senior Retention Marketing Executive and Retention Marketing Executive, ensuring performance objectives are managed throughout the year and opportunities for training, development and progression are identified and prioritised
• Work closely with other team members to increase connection across Mass Markets, with the ultimate aim of developing a seamless progression for new donors and prospects into further cultivation
• Manage day-to-day relationships with external suppliers, ensuring performance is to standard and opportunities to drive value for money from existing and new suppliers are identified, and supporting with the preparation of quarterly business reviews, as required

General

• Keep up to date with the sector developments in individual giving to ensure IRC is at the forefront of fundraising developments
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current legislation, best practice and industry standards and adhere to all relevant regulation including the Fundraising Regulator and ICO.
• Ensure all fundraising and marketing is ethical, effective and supporter centric
• This post may involve some travel, overnight stays and very occasional working outside core office hours, e.g. during an emergency appeal
• Undertake any other additional tasks as requested by the Director, Mass Markets

Person Specification:

Experience: 

• Experience and understanding of Individual Giving and retention programmes, with a proven track record of successfully delivering revenue and engagement activities across multiple channels**
• Experience of line management**
• Experience and understanding of creative process and relationship with brand identity through different channels and audiences**
• Experience of operational planning and campaign management**
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, high performing team
• Experience working for a centralised, international organisation would be an advantage

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Understanding of cash and recurring revenue business models**
• Proven experience of audience and donor segmentation, analytical modelling such as LTV and use of insights to drive campaign and programme performance
• Driven and proactive with a solutions-based approach
• Excellent verbal and written English and the ability to produce high-quality reports
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance both long-term and short-term activity and objectives
• Excellent IT skills across Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Numerate with excellent data analysis and interpretation skills, ideally with understanding of analytical software such as PowerBI
• Excellent organisational skills, especially the ability to manage a complex, varied and substantial workload
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels 

Language Skills: English (fluent). No other languages necessary.

Street Child United (SCU) is seeking a strategic and dynamic Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to lead our global income generation and drive long-term organisational growth. This senior role will shape SCU’s fundraising vision across trusts & foundations, major donors, and corporate partnerships—including sponsorships for the Street Child World Cup 2026 in Mexico City.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a passionate and experienced fundraiser to join a small, ambitious team using the power of sport to change the way the world sees and treats street-connected children.

About Street Child United

SCU is a UK-based international NGO that uses sport, storytelling, and advocacy to champion the rights and voices of street-connected children. We work with local organisations around the world and host global events—most notably the Street Child World Cup—to shift perceptions and influence policy change.

About the Role

The Fundraising & Partnerships Manager will lead SCU’s entire income-generation strategy. You will be responsible for developing high-value relationships, designing compelling funding propositions, and securing both unrestricted and programme funding. You’ll work closely with the CEO, Trustees, ambassadors, and senior leaders to unlock new opportunities and ensure the long-term sustainability of our mission.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead SCU’s fundraising strategy across trusts, foundations, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), and corporate partnerships.

• Set and deliver annual income targets, KPIs, and pipeline goals.

• Provide accurate forecasting, reporting, and strategic recommendations to the CEO and Board.

Trusts & Foundations

• Research, identify, and prioritise relevant funding opportunities globally.

• Write compelling, tailored applications that clearly communicate SCU’s impact.

• Maintain excellent relationships with grant managers and trustees, ensuring high-quality stewardship and reporting.

High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs)

• Identify and cultivate major donors capable of six-figure contributions.

• Deliver bespoke engagement, proposals, and donor experiences.

• Leverage SCU’s ambassadors, networks, and events to grow the pipeline.

Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships

• Design innovative corporate sponsorship packages for SCU events and programmes.

• Lead on pitching and securing high-value, multi-year partnerships.

• Manage and deepen corporate relationships, ensuring delivery of sponsorship rights and a high-quality partner journey.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Work with ambassadors, trustees, and senior colleagues to unlock new networks.

• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, governance, and fundraising standards.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven track record of securing high-value partnerships (six-figure preferred).

• 5–7+ years’ experience in senior fundraising, partnerships, or business development roles.

• Strong networks across corporate, philanthropic, or international donor communities.

• Excellent relationship-building, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills.

• Exceptional proposal-writing and communication abilities.

• Experience in pipeline management, forecasting, budgeting, and setting KPIs.

• Confident leader with line management experience.

Desirable

• Experience in international fundraising, particularly Latin America, Africa, or the Middle East.

• Understanding of sport-for-development, child rights, or youth empowerment.

• Experience in digital fundraising or innovative partnership models.

• Track record of securing unrestricted or multi-year gifts.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in the UK. 

Job Overview
The External Relations (ER) department is comprised of three main but complementary functional areas: Private fundraising, Communications, and Advocacy. The main objective of the department is to enable the organisation to have the resources needed to continue serving  millions of people worldwide in places affected by war and disaster.

The Director of UK Philanthropy will provide leadership and strategic direction for individual high net worth fundraising activities focused on the UK market, ensuring the delivery of significant, multi-year resources for the IRC's global mission. The Director will also serve as the primary high-value fundraising partner to the UK Executive Director as they facilitate cross-team collaboration, accountability, and success among all private fundraising teams in the UK (Philanthropy, Global Corporate Partnerships, Foundations & Trusts, and Mass Markets). The Director will play a leadership role in IRC UK more widely as a member of the UK Senior Management Team (UKSMT). The UKSMT is collectively responsible for achieving the cross-functional goals of IRC UK’s strategy and actively fostering an inclusive workplace at IRC UK.

This role will be responsible for:
•  Leading a team of fundraising professionals focused on raising unrestricted and restricted contributions from High-Net-Worth Individuals.
•  Managing a personal portfolio of significant donors and partners focused on securing six and seven-figure commitments.
•  Facilitating cross-functional collaboration, ensuring strong coordination and accountability across all UK-based high-value fundraising teams as well as with other team leaders in the UK (e.g. Communications, Advocacy, and Programmes).
•  Serve as the high-value fundraising representative on the UK Senior Management Team, directing and progressing strategic goals in fundraising as well as advising on the wider management of IRC UK. 
•  Serving as the primary fundraising/partnerships contact for the IRC's UK Board, leveraging their networks and influence to advance the team's revenue targets.
•  Directly driving the UK Executive Director's engagement in fundraising and external partnership activities.
•  Interfacing closely with US-based and other international colleagues in External Relations to ensure global strategic alignment.

The Director will craft and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies for the UK market, mentor and guide the team to optimise the size and impact of gifts and ensure donor-centric fundraising practices are consistently deployed. This critical role involves developing and implementing strategies informed by bold revenue targets. 

Major Responsibilities

Fundraising and Partnerships
•  Manage a focused, complex portfolio of individual high-value prospects and supporters that results in increasing gifts at the six and seven-figure level.
•  Design and execute customised fundraising and partnership strategies for their personal portfolio, to maximise size and impact of gifts to the IRC.
•  Travel and meet with donors and prospects across the UK and occasionally internationally as required.
•  Achieve personal and team-wide goals and metrics related to visits, solicitations, gifts/pledges closed, and other critical key performance indicators.
•  Serve as the primary staff liaison and resource for the IRC's UK Board on all matters relating to philanthropy and partnerships, ensuring their engagement is maximised for fundraising impact.

Leadership and Management
•  Lead and directly supervise a team of approximately 3 individuals across the UK-based Philanthropy team, inspiring, motivating and challenging them through active mentorship and fostering an environment that supports new ideas and innovative approaches to donor relationship management.
•  Provide comprehensive thought leadership for the team's efforts towards increased financial revenue and other modes of private sector engagement that support the impactful delivery of the IRC's mission.
•  Partner with the Senior Director of International Philanthropy to develop a strategic plan, including setting annual goals and key outcomes for the team. This will include but is not limited to collaborating with the UK Board and Senior IRC leadership in identifying, cultivating, and stewarding donors through strategic engagement opportunities such as meetings and events.
•  Provide strategic oversight and manage collaboration between the UK-based leads of the Foundations and Trusts, Global Corporate Partnerships, and Mass Markets teams, ensuring strong coordination in executing comprehensive donor engagement strategies across the UK market. 
•  Collaborate as a peer with other UK leaders on the UK Senior Management Team, holding collective accountability for achieving the goals of the UK strategy and advising on the wider management of IRC UK to support those goals. 

Executive and Global Collaboration
•  Proactively drive the UK Executive Director's fundraising activities, including identifying and vetting high-level engagement opportunities, preparing briefing materials, and ensuring excellent donor/partner stewardship.
•  Interface and collaborate superbly with US-based colleagues in External Relations to ensure consistent messaging, coordinated prospect management, and alignment with global fundraising priorities.
•  Facilitate the deployment of IRC leaders (including the UK ED and global Executive Board and programme leadership) throughout the donor life cycle to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward five, six, and seven-figure commitments.

Candidate Requirements

•  Significant demonstrable years progressive experience or proven background of non-profit fundraising experience and expertise in high-net-worth individual fundraising, and/or foundation/trust/corporate partnership development.
•  Demonstrated history of being an empowering and supportive manager to front-line fundraisers.
•  Outstanding communication skills, including writing, listening, verbal presentation, and speaking.

Preferred Experience & Skills
•  Consistent track record of securing 6 and 7+ figure gifts/partnerships from a complex portfolio of diverse donors and prospects, including qualifying prospects and upgrading donors.
•  Proven organisational leadership experience, for example on senior management teams. 
•  Experience in international organisational collaboration, including interfacing effectively with leadership and colleagues based in other countries.
•  Proven experience leading and directly supervising front-line fundraisers.
•  Experience in leveraging and managing a Board or high-level volunteer leadership for fundraising success.
•  Ability to develop creative and multifaceted donor strategy often carried out in partnership with programme staff or senior leadership.
•  Ability to navigate CRM systems.
•  Dedication to fundraising for international development, humanitarian, human rights, gender and racial equality, social justice, and migrant communities

Working Environment
•  IRC UK has a hybrid working policy. 
•  Occasional travel across the UK and internationally as required.

Internal Title: Fundraising & Operations Director
Location: Central London, hybrid working (office-based at least 2 days a week)
Contract: 4-5 Days a week, permanent
Salary: £55,000 pro rata
Hours: Flexible working pattern permitted, subject to organisational needs

About Refugee Legal Support
Refugee Legal Support is a dynamic organisation working in solidarity with people who migrate: we provide and promote legal support, training, and advocacy so that asylum seekers, refugees and migrants can access rights and justice. We are now recruiting a senior leader to join the three-person Director team (Executive Director; Legal Director; this role) and help drive our next phase of growth and impact.

Why this role matters
This is a career-defining role at a pivotal time for RLS. You will help shape the future of our organisation, ensuring we have the resources and organisational infrastructure to maximise our impact. If you are a senior fundraiser who cares deeply about justice for migrants, wants to lead at a strategic level and doesn’t shy away from operational leadership when it counts, then this role is for you.

The role in brief
As our Fundraising Director you will lead the income generation strategy for RLS and oversee operational elements when needed—making this more than a conventional fundraising role. You will work across the organisation, supporting strategy, sustainable growth, and systems development, while ensuring we meet urgent funding needs as well as build long-term resilience. The role suits someone who thrives in a dynamic, justice-driven environment, is comfortable with ambiguity and change, and has the gravitas and hands-on mindset required in a senior role.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and lead the fundraising strategy: securing income from trusts, foundations, major donors, corporates, and other sources.
• Build, deepen and manage relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders to secure existing and new funding.
• Monitor fundraising performance, budgets, forecasts and contribute to organisational financial sustainability.
• Work operationally as required across the organisation: supporting RLS’s systems, processes and leadership team to ensure effective delivery and growth.
• Be a key member of the senior management team, working closely with the Executive Director, Legal Director and Board of Trustees to shape RLS’s strategic direction.
• Ensure high standards of reporting, monitoring and impact-communication to funders and stakeholders.
• Help embed organisational systems and infrastructure to support scale-up and sustainability.

Person specification
We’re seeking someone who:

• Has great experience in senior fundraising roles (ideally including trust/foundation, donor relationships and multi-stream income generation).
• Is comfortable operating at a strategic level and also stepping into operational matters when needed.
• Has excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage with senior stakeholders, funders and leadership teams.
• Thrives in a fast-moving, values-driven environment, comfortable with change, ambiguity and organisational growth.
• Shares a strong commitment to migrant justice, equity and the mission of RLS.
• Is organised, resilient, and able to manage competing priorities across fundraising and operations.

Working arrangements
This role is based in London with hybrid working: you will be required to be in the office at least two days a week, with the remainder of time flexible. The post will require occasional flexibility for meetings, events or travel as part of senior leadership commitments.

RLS is committed to equality of opportunity, particularly welcoming applications from candidates with lived experience of migration, forced displacement, or marginalised communities.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

About Cardiomyopathy UK

Cardiomyopathy UK is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people affected by cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects the heart muscle. We provide expert information, emotional and practical support, and campaign for better diagnosis, treatment, and care.

We are a growing national charity with ambitious plans to reach more people, improve services, and strengthen our financial sustainability. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in expanding and diversifying our income while building meaningful partnerships that help us make a lasting difference for individuals and families across the UK.

The Role

We are seeking a proactive and supportive Fundraising Development Manager to lead and grow our income generation activities. Alongside overseeing day to day fundraising, this role will shape our long term development strategy, strengthen supporter journeys, and build sustainable income pipelines across community fundraising, events, legacies, major donors, and trust fundraising.

This is a senior management role where you will guide a small, passionate fundraising team. Our fundraisers are energetic, professional, and committed to helping more people affected by cardiomyopathy. We need an outstanding manager who can inspire and empower them to achieve their goals.

Main Responsibilities

Fundraising Leadership and Team Management:

• Lead and motivate a team of three members of staff ensuring clear objectives, accountability, and professional development.
• Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan and income targets across key income streams.
• Promote a collaborative, creative, and results focused team culture.
• Contribute to organisational strategy and income forecasting Trusts, Foundations and Grants
• Research and identify new funding opportunities across trusts, foundations, and grant makers.
• Write compelling and tailored funding proposals that align with the charity’s strategic priorities and projects.
• Manage relationships with funders, providing high quality reports, updates, and stewardship.
• Secure funding for both core operational costs and specific charity projects.
• Lead the development of long term income growth plans, ensuring the charity has a balanced and sustainable fundraising portfolio.
• Strengthen supporter pipelines across all income streams, from first engagement to long term stewardship.
• Identify new areas for income development, testing and scaling approaches that have strong potential.

Community and Events Fundraising:

• Oversee the delivery of a range of community and challenge fundraising events, including flagship charity events and third party challenges.
• Support the team to plan and deliver special fundraising events, such as donor receptions and corporate challenges (abseils, treks, marathons, etc).
• Ensure high quality supporter experiences to maximise income and retention.
• Develop creative campaigns to engage new supporters and volunteers across the UK.

Individual Giving and Supporter Development:

• Support the team to grow regular giving and one off donations through creative campaigns and appeals.
• Oversee stewardship processes to ensure all supporters receive timely, engaging, and personal communication.
• Use insights and data to understand supporter motivations and improve donor journeys.
• Develop a clear supporter development strategy that nurtures long term giving and encourages upgrades, reactivation, and retention.
• Introduce new development led approaches such as supporter segmentation, insight driven journeys, and testing plans.

Major Donors and High Value Giving:

• Build and maintain relationships with philanthropists and high net worth individuals.
• Develop a programme to secure transformational gifts and long term strategic support.

Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance:

• Manage budgets and income forecasts across all fundraising streams.
• Report regularly to the Executive Leadership Team on income, progress, and new opportunities.
• Ensure all fundraising activity complies with relevant regulations, codes of practice, and GDPR requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records using the charity’s CRM and fundraising platforms.

Essential Experience and Skills:

• Significant experience in fundraising, with a proven track record of success across multiple income streams (particularly trusts, corporates, or major donors).
• Demonstrated success in achieving income growth and diversifying fundraising portfolios.
• Proven experience leading and motivating fundraising teams.
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills, with confidence engaging a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong written skills, including experience developing successful bids, cases for support, and partnership proposals.
• Sound financial and strategic planning skills, including budget management, forecasting, and reporting.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Confident, proactive, and able to work independently while contributing to team goals.
• A collaborative and positive leadership style that motivates and empowers others.

The King’s Trust International (KTI) (formerly Prince’s Trust International) has been supporting young people worldwide since 2015. Founded by HM The King, our Royal Founding President, to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment, our vision is that every young person should have the chance to succeed, and our mission is to empower young people to learn, earn and thrive.

Our programmes and interventions are now present in 20 countries within the Commonwealth and beyond, across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. 

We are committed to amplifying the voices of young people on the global stage and putting their needs at the very heart of the design and delivery of our work. This complements global efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those relating to quality education and decent work.

The King’s Trust International is committed to representing, at all levels, the global communities and young people that we serve.

This role will play a key part in the success of fundraising at The King’s Trust International, both through managing a small portfolio of both philanthropy and corporate donors and more broadly through supporting the fundraising of the wider team. This exciting and varied role will provide key stewardship, reporting and event support as needed to cultivate and progress our funding pipeline. The postholder will work collaboratively across both philanthropy and corporate teams, supporting existing activity as well as helping to establish new areas such as networks and corporate engagement products.

The King’s Trust International celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025 and has run an exciting campaign to raise funds to kick start our new strategy to reach 1 million young people in our next decade. This role will be central to the activity as we start this next chapter, including stewarding and cultivating our new pipeline of campaign donors, providing event support, creating engaging communications, and prospecting across the team and senior leadership.

This is a great opportunity to fine tune the core fundraising skills required within the not-for-profit world and a fulfilling catalytic role within an innovative and impactful organisation. There is the possibility to specialise the remit of the role in future years in line with the needs of the charity.

About you

You will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people, and the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances. Experience of fundraising and income generation with a sound understanding of the principles of meaningful engagement will enable you to successfully cultivate and steward a personal portfolio of prospects, funders or other clients with a demonstrable track record of your ability to influence and secure sustainable results. You will be a strong, persuasive and confident communicator, both orally and written and possess strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of people and with key senior stakeholders. Experience of MS Office and using remote and digital work tools (e.g. spreadsheets, project planning tools) accurately and with good attention to detail is essential.

Are you an experienced community builder with a passion for purpose driven work? Do you thrive in a dynamic, mission focused environment where relationship-building, leadership, and strategic thinking make a lasting impact?

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Manager - North  to lead and expand outreach efforts across the North of England. This full-time position is remote based, with regular travel across the region.

As a Community Fundraising Manager – North, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a small team of regional fundraisers
• Building networks with community leaders, clergy, schools, and donor groups
• Developing and implementing outreach and fundraising strategies in line with wider organisational goals
• Supporting and recruiting volunteers and public speakers (Community Appealers)
• Contributing to national campaigns, events and conferences
• Driving digital engagement through collaboration with a national social media team

You will be the key liaison between local communities and the national office, ensuring consistent communication, support, and innovation in regional engagement.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and support Community Fundraisers in the region to achieve strategic goals
• Strengthen relationships with existing donors, high-value supporters, and volunteers
• Coordinate speaking engagements and event presence at parish, school, and community levels
• Represent the organisation at large scale national events and conferences
• Deliver quarterly performance and financial reports
• Collaborate closely with internal teams in communications, events, fundraising, and support services

Essential skills and experience:

• Background in community engagement or fundraising
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Excellent relationship building and leadership abilities
• Organised and self motivated with a strategic mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and social media platforms
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Willingness to travel regionally with occasional overnight stays

Desirable:

• Experience using CRM databases (e.g. Raiser’s Edge)
• Understanding of Catholic diocesan structures
• Experience working in the charity sector

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Location: Remote, You must be based in North England with regular travel across the region

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement

Contract type: Permanent

Deadline: On rolling basis

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

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.

Senior Fundraising Manager (New Business)

Salary£51,100 per annum

LocationLondon/Hybrid

Weekly Hours35

The Vacancy

Job Title: Senior Fundraising Manager (New Business)

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £51,100 per annum

Weekly Hours: 35

Reference: YMC1149337

We have an outstanding opportunity to drive new revenue streams to help young people.

YMCA England & Wales is seeking a Senior Fundraising Manager to lead the development of new high-value corporate partnerships. This role offers a unique career opportunity to shape and deliver the next phase of our national corporate fundraising ambition, building on a strong foundation of award-winning work.

Our Corporate Partnerships team has recently been recognised at the Corporate Engagement Awards:

Gold – Best Educational Programme with Cadent Gas, for the Safe and Well Communities Project, supporting vulnerable people with energy efficiency, safety, and healthy living.

Silver – Best Alignment of Brand Values through Sponsorship with Vestey Holdings, for the Youth Ambassador Programme, giving young people a voice in policy and change.

As Senior Fundraising Manager, you will play a leading role in securing new partnerships of similar scale and impact. You will bring a strong track record in new business development—identifying, cultivating, and closing significant corporate relationships.  You will design compelling partnership propositions, manage high-level external engagement, and ensure alignment with YMCA’s mission and strategic priorities.

This is a senior position with scope to influence both the direction of YMCA’s corporate fundraising strategy and the culture of the wider team. Managing a Senior Fundraising Officer, you will provide leadership and guidance, while also contributing to a collaborative and ambitious environment across the fundraising team.

The successful candidate will be an experienced fundraiser with demonstrable results in winning new corporate partnerships. You are probably the top performer at your current charity, can evidence multiple six figure successes and are eager to take the next step in your career by moving to a more strategic, senior role. You will be motivated by the chance to shape a growing programme, work with high-profile brands, and create opportunities that deliver lasting change for young people and communities across England and Wales.

Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.

Libraries Connected is seeking a Research and Evaluation Manager to join our newly formed Policy, External Affairs, and Research Team. This is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver impactful research and evaluation across the public library sector.

You’ll lead internal research and data projects, provide in-house evaluation for programmes, and manage external research partnerships—including with academic institutions. Your work will directly inform advocacy, communications, and strategic decision-making.

We’re looking for someone with strong research and analytical skills, experience in managing complex data, and the ability to translate findings into accessible outputs. You’ll be collaborative, detail-oriented, and confident working independently across multiple projects.