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Are you a senior international fundraiser who is looking for a new challenge?
We’re looking for an interim Head of International High Value Fundraising, who will take the lead on high value fundraising for our international work, ensuring our work can impact dogs and their owners across the world.
What does this role do?
As Head of International High Value Fundraising, you'll:
- lead the International High Value Fundraising team, providing direction and day-to-day leadership to inspire and support the team in cultivating transformational giving. Motivate and empower colleagues to unlock major opportunities in the United States and strengthen our approach in other regions.
- partner with other fundraising teams across Dogs Trust and our international partners, World Veterinary Service and Mission Rabies, to enhance and align global philanthropy strategies. Identify and pilot innovative approaches to generating significant new income and building long-term, sustainable partnerships.
- personally manage a portfolio of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and major donors, leading on all aspects of relationship management, from prospect identification and tailored proposal development to bespoke stewardship and long-term engagement that secures six-, seven-, and eight-figure gifts,
- represent Dogs Trust internationally, strengthening our global profile and cultivating relationships that increase awareness of, and secure substantial philanthropic support for, our international programmes.
This role is being offered as a fixed term, family leave cover role until January 2027. Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for Friday 21st November 2025, however, we may invite suitable candidates to interview for the role sooner. Interviews will take place on Teams.
Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, you’ll be a dynamic, innovative senior fundraiser, with a breadth of experience across different fundraising modalities in the international context, ideally with some experience of setting up a new function. You’ll have excellent communication and partnership management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with varied internal and external stakeholders. This is a growing, changing role with lots of moving parts, so we’re looking for a someone who is flexible and adaptable, who proactively identifies challenges and opportunities. We’d love to hear from candidates who hit the ground running, and enjoy taking the lead on a new, exciting area of work. Above all, you’ll need a commitment to the work we do, and understand the importance of this work internationally.
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.
Are you a commercially-minded professional eager to bring strategic client-facing leadership to an organisation with a strategic mission to find ecological solutions for a planet under threat?
The British Ecological Society is the world’s oldest ecological society. From the field and lab to the heart of government, the BES convenes expert voices, collates the evidence and makes clear recommendations to influence change through science.
We’re recruiting a Client Partnerships Manager to spearhead BES’s work with businesses, transforming ecological insight into impactful consultancy, partnerships and advertising. This role offers a rare chance to lead an entirely new revenue stream - owning the end-to-end business development pipeline, shaping key accounts, and delivering client projects that advance both impact and income.
About the role
This is a client-facing role wherebusiness development and sales will be your priority. You will take the lead in identifying new consultancy opportunities and corporate partnerships, building a healthy pipeline of prospects, and converting them through compelling proposals and winning pitches. You’ll also manage and grow our sponsorship and advertising income, developing creative packages that connect businesses with our audiences.
Alongside new business, you’ll act as account manager for our consultancy clients and partners, nurturing long-term relationships and ensuring that every project delivers value for clients while showcasing BES’s ecological expertise. You’ll oversee delivery - coordinating colleagues across the organisation, managing contracts and budgets, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
This is a new, high-profile fixed term contract for the BES, and you will play a key part in shaping how we build commercial relationships that are financially sustainable, impactful, and aligned with our strategic goals.
About you
We’re looking for someone with:
- A proven track record in business development, sales or partnerships, ideally from an agency, consultancy or other commercial environment.
- Excellent skills in pitching, presenting and closing deals, with creativity in developing tailored proposals that bring in exciting projects and partnerships.
- Strong relationship management skills and the confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness, with experience negotiating contracts, overseeing budgets and delivering profitable outcomes.
- Solid project management skills to ensure consultancy and partnership projects run smoothly.
Just as importantly, you’ll bring energy, creativity and the desire to use your commercial skills in a role with real meaning — helping to connect business and ecology to tackle the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.
For more information on application, or for the full job description and person specification, please visit our website through the link.
Closing Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025, 09:00 GMT
Interview: Tuesday 25 November 2025
We are working towards a world inspired by #Ecology in which nature and people thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age UK is hiring a Philanthropy Lead! We are delighted to be recruiting for this brand new role in Age UK's award-winning partnerships and philanthropy team. You'll be joining a team of c30 talented and dedicated colleagues working across philanthropy, corporate partnerships, trusts & foundations, statutory, all supported by a fantastic partnerships operations team. We work closely with colleagues in services to drive forward our restricted funding priorities and are well embedded within the charity.
It's an exciting time to join Age UK as we embark on a new income generation strategy to drive significant growth in income and impact, to end the crisis hiding in plain sight for older people.
We're looking for an experienced major donor fundraiser who has the passion, drive and strategic understanding to lead Age UK's Philanthropy programme. You will work to create a step change in philanthropy income & impact, aligned to Age UK's thematic priorities to tackle pensioner poverty, disconnection and health and care - locally, nationally and internationally. You will forge relationships to secure new donations and maintain existing donor relationships, whilst also leading and coaching a team you have the opportunity to recruit and build yourself.
We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office (EC3N 2LB) - currently once a week on a Thursday and may involve occasional travel for meetings and cultivation events. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Last date for applications Monday 17th November 2025. Interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place via Teams on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th November.
Age UK internal grade: 4L
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Significant experience of developing philanthropy strategy, implementing major donor programmes and meeting annual income targets. A, I, P
- Significant experience of driving a pipeline of opportunities forward, making 7+-figure asks and supporting senior colleagues and volunteers to participate in the ask process. A, I P
- Proven outstanding donor-facing and relationship management skills with the demonstrable ability to communicate, influence, and negotiate successfully at the most senior level with donors and colleagues. A, I, P
- Experience of managing teams of fundraisers to work at pace to achieve targets and build long-term relationships with donors. A, I
- Proven success developing complex restricted funding bids that have secured six and seven figure multi-year investment from individuals. I, P
Skills and knowledge
- Confident when speaking to external stakeholders with the ability to influence at all levels, including senior business people and celebrities. I
- Excellent levels of financial management and numeracy with significant experience of putting together, managing and monitoring budgets. A, I
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral - with the social skills and presence to communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences - up to board level. A, I, P
- High levels of gravitas and influencing skills: credible and confident with senior level contacts internally and externally. I, P
- Ability to distil complex information and convey it powerfully to a variety of different people, including distilling complex issues to understandable and actionable items. I, P
- Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment, ensuring our prospects and donors are at the heart of our fundraising. I, P
Personal attributes
- A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people and a belief the support from major donors is critical to achieving our strategic goals. A, I
- A high degree of diplomacy, tact and confidence. I
Great to haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Experience of working with public fundraising teams to drive philanthropy and legacy prospecting. I, P
- Experience in developing and delivering major appeals/ campaign fundraising. I, P
- Experience in project management, reporting and analysing results. I
Skills and knowledge:
- Sound administration skills, including a good working knowledge of MS Office products and databases. I, T
Personal attributes
- A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders in the wider Fundraising division and most other teams within the Age UK. I
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Wellbeing days - 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part-time colleagues)
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
- Home & Tech - apply to buy any Home & Tech items from 'Currys' & 'IKEA', up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free.
- Blue Light Card scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role of Retail Co-ordinator is crucial to the smooth and efficient operation of The Children’s Trust retail head office function. The postholder will be responsible for co-ordinating and running the administration and compliance needs required for a disperse network of charity shops, including being the gatekeeper for the Chariot EPOS system, Retail Gift Aid and New bought in goods, supporting the supply and distribution of stock; shop supplies, and associated stakeholder relationships.
Role Requirements
- Manage the Retail EPOS till and Head-office systems to maximise functionality to drive sales and promotions, create reports to support analysis of shops performance.
- Support the Retail Sales Manager to manage generation and distribution of stock, including preparing documentation for van deliveries and collections to meet both shops, customer and donor requirements.
- Support sales promotions by printing and issuing guidelines and promotional materials i.e. fundraising events and seasonal changes across the chain of shops.
- Maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships including Retail Gift Aid donors, corporate supporters and internal support teams, ensuring that an efficient and compliant service is maintained.
- Manage the shared retail email inboxes acting on requests, leading on responses or signposting/escalating as required to ensure that the retail supporter journey is optimised and relationships are managed holistically.
- Support communications to shops including posting updates onto Retail Teams-Sharepoint.
- Support stock holding and distribution of shop supplies including ordering products using Access Purchase orders.
- Support the Retail Management Team to build a positive team culture across the retail team and wider cross directorate collaboration to deliver the voluntary income strategy.
- Support Retail management to maintain full compliance of the Children’s Trust shops in line with all Health & Safety legislation, Fire safety, Trading Standards, Retail Gift Aid, GDPR, ThankQ CRM, Risk Assessments, Safeguarding and all other legal or statutory requirements.
- Manage the Retail Gift Aid scheme and processes, working with colleagues and shops managers to optimise gift aid database and associated sales while meeting HMRC rules.
- Develop and support delivery of internal and external audit processes, including New Goods stocktakes, working with Retail Management to ensure that all audit actions and recommendations are delivered by the team.
Interview Date: 26th November 2025
Strictly no agencies, please.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Turner’s House is a small independent museum in Twickenham housed in a Grade II* listed building, open to the public since 2017. This is a key role in helping secure its long-term sustainability. The Partnerships Director will be responsible for leading all income-generating and related partnership activity (fundraising, commercial hires, marketing/PR, retail, commercial events, donor cultivation etc.), as well as being hands-on in ensuring the House is open and running smoothly, including keyholder responsibilities (opening/closing, occasional weekend or evening work). This is an exciting opportunity to shape income streams, build capacity, and work on site in a close-knit team.
- Lead and deliver a portfolio income strategy: trusts & foundations grants, individuals (Circles and Patrons), corporates/sponsorship, commercial events, commercial hires.
- Write, prepare, submit and manage grant applications and funding bids; manage relationships with funders (reporting, stewardship).
- Identify new revenue streams (e.g. venue hire for private/events, retail opportunities, location hires etc).
- Set and monitor income targets in conjunction with the Board of Trustees; evaluate performance and report regularly.
- Build and maintain partnerships with local organisations, heritage bodies, tourism, community groups and set a strategy for our Patrons and benefactors.
- Lead marketing and promotional activity to raise awareness, increase visitor numbers and attendance at events, promote venue hires, attract hires and donors.
- Oversee creation of promotional materials (print, digital), social media content, website updates.
- Use PR opportunities to profile Turner’s House in local/national media.
- Act as keyholder: opening & closing the building, ensuring security & visitor readiness once or twice a week as needed.
- Work on-site regularly to support visitor experience during public opening hours (Wed-Sun, plus special / evening events).
- Help ensure events and hires run smoothly, coordinating with House Director and volunteers.
Do contact the Chair, Lucy or vice chair, Michael directly if you'd like to chat about the role ahead of the deadline.
About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity
Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex.
We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell.
Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for nearly 60 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are.
We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up.
About the role
We are looking for someone to manage the fundraising income streams across a broad range of fundraising activities (including challenge, community, and corporates) with the guidance of the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships and in line with our organisational strategy.
You will be a driven and articulate individual looking to support the whole fundraising team. We are looking for someone who can multitask and manage a wide range of new and existing supporters. Under the direction of the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships this role will support us to engage a broad range of supporters for example you might be managing our challenge events, expanding our community fundraising offer, or supporting our amazing corporate supporters with their staff fundraising plans. Every day is different.
You will play a pivotal role in developing our supporter engagement activities to tie in with the overarching plans for the charity and help to grow the income generated. You will be a team player who can see the importance of the charity’s mission and who is keen to get stuck in. As a small charity this role is very much hands on – doing planning and delivery of fundraising activities, campaigns and projects.
Duties of the role
Supporting the charity to secure income from across our fundraising portfolio:
Rockinghorse raises money to support children in hospitals, their families and the staff that care for them.
- To manage fundraised income (including challenge, community and corporate) with the charity’s strategic plan at the core of all activity.
- To work with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships and the team of fundraisers to implement and develop a holistic approach to fundraising and supporters.
- To manage and advise all supporters with their events and activities in aid of Rockinghorse, to maximise income generated and increase awareness and understanding of the charity and our work.
- To proactively grow and develop new ways for supporters to fundraise for Rockinghorse and engage in our work for children across Sussex.
- To manage supporter journeys, products and mechanisms for the supporters you are assigned to manage.
- To ensure you forecast, budget and have contingency planning in place for your income pipeline across your channels.
- To understand the needs, wants and behaviours of new and existing supporters.
- To help Rockinghorse grow our reach and find ways to bring our case for support to life for supporters.
- To evolve our case for support to attract, retain and engage a loyal community of supporters.
- To work with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships on budgeting and reporting of income generating activities.
- To maintain and develop the charity’s central database (e-Tapestry).
- To manage and develop all external platforms the charity uses for individual and challenge event fundraising.
Supporting the charity to deliver brilliant, funded projects that support children and their families:
Rockinghorse delivers and funds around 70+ projects per year – supporting sick and disabled babies, children, young people and their families in hospitals in Sussex.
- Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to match projects to partners, supporters and appeals – to ensure our projects are funded and delivered.
- Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to create case for supports for our projects that appeal to and attract a range of supporters.
- Work with Projects Manager and Head of Marketing & Communication to create and disseminate project updates and communication to ensure our supporters are informed, educated and engaged in our work.
- Work with the Head of Marketing and Communications and project leads to build up a bank of case studies, quotes and stories we can use to feed back to supporters.
Support the charity more widely:
- Represent Rockinghorse at events and networks, building strong peer relationships and sharing best practice.
- To present and speak on behalf of Rockinghorse at schools, colleges, community events and corporate events.
- Model excellent conduct and behaviours in line with the charity’s values and ethos.
- Carry out other such duties as may be required for the purposes of the charity; this will include working during evenings and weekends as required and the postholder would be expected to work flexibly to do so.
- There are travel requirements for this post (covering the whole of Sussex) to attend, put on events and meet with our supporters.
Person specification
Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role:
- Experience and understanding of the principles of fundraising in a charity and/or not for profit.
- Experience and understanding managing fundraising activities (especially two or more of challenge, community and corporate fundraising).
- Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party agencies.
- Able to prioritise own workload effectively and confidence to work autonomously.
- Excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills.
- Brilliant communication and interpersonal abilities – able to engage with stakeholders quickly and effectively.
- Ability to handle confidential supporter information.
- Experience of using customer relationship management platforms (Rockinghorse uses e-Tapestry).
- Commitment to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s mission, vision and values.
Desirable experience, skills and knowledge:
- Experience managing communications and/or marketing to support fundraising engagement and support.
- Experience of using MailChimp or other CRM & email platforms.
Work skills you’ll need on the job:
- A can-do attitude.
- Brilliant organisational skills.
- Excellent people skills, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits of working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity:
- 25 days annual leave (prorated for part-time) plus bank holidays.
- An additional day of annual leave on your birthday.
- Christmas closure days (prorated for part-time) – up to three additional days of annual leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling.
- Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave.
- Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development for staff.
- Quarterly reward and recognition days for all staff.
- Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working.
- Access to Enterprise Car Club.
Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all.
Application Process
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the nine essential elements of the person specification.
Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the nine essential elements of the person spec. If you also have any of the desirable criteria, please outline these too.
NB: Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk to through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.
All applicants will be shortlisted (to go to interview) based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.
Estimated Timeframes:
- Application Deadline midnight Friday 14th November 2025.
- Shortlisting w/c 17th November 2025.
- Interviews will be Monday 24th November in central Brighton.
Interviews will be with the Head of Development & Philanthropy and Head of Fundraising and Partnerships and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Work and Desirable skills).
The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.
The role will be available from mid-January onwards (depending on post holder’s availability).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Tender is an arts charity working with children and young people to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence through creative projects. Our programmes are safe, enjoyable, age-appropriate spaces where young people can engage with sensitive topics and “rehearse” for real-life scenarios. Participants are encouraged to be both consumers and producers of learning through script-work, role-play and creative media such as films and art. Throughout, we enable young people to explore their choices, rights and expectations in relationships and to recognise the early warning signs of abuse.
Tender has grown significantly in recent years. We have secured income from an increasing range of sources: corporates, major donors, trusts & foundations and statutory funders. We have done this with a small but highly effective development team.
With a clear strategic focus for the next five years, we are strengthening our development team to ensure we have the funding needed to achieve our strategic ambitions. We plan to grow both the extent of our reach across the country, and the difference we make to the people we work with. We are also planning to increase the effectiveness of our policy & influencing work, aiming to deliver significant, systemic change to how violence against women and girls is prevented.
You will play a pivotal role in raising the funding for our ambitions, focusing on statutory and trusts & foundations income streams. You will lead on both these income streams, managing existing funders and securing new funders. You will secure income from your own portfolio of funders and partners, and lead and inspire the team to achieve their own ambitious targets, both through new sources and through excellent stewardship of existing funders.
Role purpose
The main purposes of this role are:
- Researching, identifying and applying for grant funding and commissioning from statutory sources, trusts and foundations (T&F)
- Developing and writing high quality fundraising bids which align with the objectives and needs of statutory funders, T&F and Tender’s strategic objectives
- Managing and maintaining partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders (statutory funders, T&F, delivery partners, professionals in the sector, internal stakeholders)
- Developing the Statutory and T&F strategy in collaboration with the Development Director
Main responsibilities and duties
New business development
- Developing and implementing a strategy to develop relationships with, and maximise income from, statutory sources, T&F
- Working with service managers, designing, developing and submitting high-quality funding proposals to statutory sources, T&F which are technically sound, meet donor requirements and align with Tender’s strategic objectives
- Maintaining an up-to-date market awareness of grant-making trends and best practice in T&F fundraising
- Developing the overall statutory and T & F strategy with oversight from the Development Director
- Monitoring and reporting against business development plans to ensure objectives are achieved, and proposing plans for remedial action if projections are not on track
Relationships
- Managing relationships with Statutory sources and T&F funding Tender, building a deep understanding of the needs and requirements of each funder
- Developing and executing stewardship and relationship management plans for T&F to maximise the value and duration of their support for Tender
- Overseeing the production of high-quality monitoring reports for T&F, and using insights from funded programmes to develop case for support materials
- Working with other Tender managers to ensure the consistent tone and positioning of Tender in the implementation of marketing of all projects
- Line managing two Development Officers
Administration
- Working with the Governance team to improve operational effectiveness and quality service by identifying and implementing process improvements
- Contributing to the maintenance of Tender’s overall Development function, providing appropriate analysis and reports
- Developing and maintaining a funding database and ensuring it is up to date to effectively monitor and evaluate the strategy
- Completing all mandatory training, and proactively seek opportunities for ongoing professional development
- Ensuring that all policies and procedures are followed, including safeguarding, data protection and equal opportunities
- Working as a member of the Tender team and carrying out other duties that may be required to meet the needs of the organisation
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is looking for someone to lead our Philanthropy & Partnerships programmes. It’s an exciting role, and an exciting time for SAS. We’re about to launch our new organisational strategy, and we’re in the final stages of implementing a new CRM (Dynamics).
We’re lucky to work with some of the most dynamic and innovative funders and partners in the UK and abroad, this role will maintain existing partnerships and develop new ones.
You’ll come into a well-established, talented and friendly team. We’re passionate about developing our people, and we’ll work with you to make you the best leader and fundraiser you can be. We’re looking for someone who has a caring and empathetic management style and enjoys coaching & mentoring their teams to help them grow and excel.
Working closely with the Director of Fundraising you’ll be responsible for developing strategies to inspire donors, and cultivating these relationships towards securing major gifts. You’ll take the lead on managing our larger Trust & Foundation & Corporate relationships, ensuring excellent relationship management to foster long term support for our work.
You’ll be a great communicator and influencer able to work effectively across the organisation, bringing together key stakeholders and working collaboratively to bring our work to life for existing and potential donors.
Working with our colleagues in Campaigns & Policy and Communities you’ll gain an excellent understanding of our work and impact and have the ability to use this information to craft compelling applications, donor materials and reports.
Underpinning your success will be a positive and proactive attitude, a solutions-oriented approach and a willingness to undertake hands on work.
- Manage a portfolio of prospects and donors with a primary focus of gifts of £100,000+
- Build excellent collaborative relationships with internal colleagues to collate information for funding proposals, impact reporting and stewardship opportunities.
- Build and develop excellent relationships with our donors
- Work with our communications team to ensure we celebrate the support of our donors appropriately
- Maximise the use of SAS engagement opportunities (Parliamentary events, volunteer conferences, beach cleans, etc.) to cultivate prospects and steward donors to an exceptional standard
- Management of income & expenditure budgets and KPI tracking mechanisms
- Leadership, line management and development of a team of 3 passionate fundraisers
- Development of strategy into detailed work plans and KPI tracking
Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to work with, and communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of individuals from internal colleagues, institutional leaders and external collaborators, stakeholders and donors.
An ability to assimilate complex information and translate this into compelling funding bids and impact reporting through excellent written communication skills.
A working knowledge of major gift, corporate & trust & foundation fundraising, including identification, research, solicitation and stewardship.
Experience of managing, coaching and mentoring a team to develop individuals to be the best they can be.
Our mission is to engage, inspire and unite communities to protect our oceans, rivers and lakes against sewage and plastic pollution.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £37,739.41 per annum plus £5023.71 London weighing allowance
Contract length: Permanent
Location: London Old Street (with flexibility to work from home)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing date: Tuesday the 18th of November at 11:30pm
Interviews will take place during the week commencing 24th November and will consist of a formal first-stage interview followed by a second stage
Shelter is looking for a new High Value Events Manager within our High Value Partnerships (HVP) team to deliver events for our High Value Partnership audiences across England and Scotland. Working to deliver first class events to attract and retain high value supporters in driving generosity for Shelter’s fight for home.
If you’re a creative, detail-oriented project manager with a real passion to deliver meaningful events to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
Shelter is looking for a dynamic and organised individual to become a High Value Events Manager to lead the delivery on inspiring and high-quality events for our High Value Partnerships audiences. This role involves engaging and retaining our high value supporters to create exceptional experiences for them that highlight the impact of their giving and continued support.
The role involves cross collaboration across teams, planning and delivering a variety of events, working from conception to executive and ensuring there is seamless coordination, strong ROI and excellence in supporter experience. It will include managing logistics, suppliers, budgets and systems and championing best practice in HVP Events across the organisation.
About you
You’re an experienced events professional with strong project management skills and a solid understanding of high value fundraising. A natural relationship builder, you’re confident with collaborating across different teams within and outside of fundraising to be able to deliver exceptional events for our supporters. You thrive in a busy environment, juggling multiple priorities with ease and your strong organisational skills ensure everything runs smoothly.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. We are committed to offering fully flexible working to help all employees maintain work-life balance. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
How to apply
To apply, please click ‘Apply for Job’ below and submit a CV and supporting statement – this should be no longer than one side of A4. The supporting statement should outline how you meet the ‘About You’ and Shelter behaviours section of the job description.
Any application submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Guts UK is the only charity that covers the digestive system from top to tail, including the gut, the liver and the pancreas. The charity focuses particularly on the conditions that have no other specific charity or voice - conditions that are underserved, such as pancreatitis, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), childhood gut and liver disease, and digestive cancers. With their mission being to improve the lives of the millions of people affected by digestive conditions, they are looking for their first Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager to help them reach that goal.
The Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and high net worth individuals with the propensity to donate significant sums. There is huge scope to develop both income streams at Guts UK, as this is the first dedicated position covering these income streams.
With some fantastic corporate partnerships in place already, there is great potential to build on the existing foundations and leverage those corporate partnerships to secure more ranging from transactional right up to transformational.
The philanthropy function has green shoots to nurture and develop. This is an exciting role for a candidate who wants to grow and shape this income stream, and demonstrate their personal impact on generating income, and providing donors with an incredible supporter experience.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or major donor pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income. Guts UK is a small charity with big ambition so a background that includes working within a smaller charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential.
This is one role advertised twice to ensure candidates across both hybrid locations can apply. This role is hybrid with candidates happy to work a minimum of one day per week from the London or Hudderfield office welcome to apply. The London office address is 2 St Andrews Place, London. The Senior Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager and the Community and Events Manager work hybrid from the London office at St Andrews Place, with the Fundraising Administrator working from the Huddersfield office.
If the successful candidate is based in London, there is an additional £2,000 London weighting to the advertised salary.
Application notes
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment to organise an informal call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had an initial call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 17th November
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 25th November in person.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Working within the Development and Outreach Department, (responsible for fundraising, marketing and communications) the Partnerships Team crafts and steward collaborations with companies and brands, in the UK and globally, to generate significant income, raise awareness of WDC brand and work and advocate for positive action.
The Partnerships manager:
- is responsible for developing and implementing a strategy, alongside the corporate engagement lead, to deliver an agreed annual income target, across charitable and trading activities and facilitate valuable in-kind support for WDC.
- is required to expertly research, develop, manage, and enhance relationships with new and existing partners across a diverse range of sectors.
- will be an adept communicator, capable of thinking on their feet, delivering inspiring pitches with authority and securing buy in from colleagues across WDC, and external stakeholders.
- will lead a varied and exciting area of fundraising, covering a diverse range of activities and opportunities which involves balancing the needs of WDC colleagues with external partners.
A world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with our client in the search for a permanent Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager.
The trust is a charity committed to improving social mobility in the UK. Their work is focused on improving social mobility through education opportunities. Their mission is to level the playing field for young people from low-income backgrounds so that they have a fair chance of accessing leading universities, apprenticeships, and jobs. With a three-pronged approach including programmes, research, and policy advocacy, The trust supports nearly 12,000 young people each year and they have been able to work towards keeping social mobility high in the political agenda.
As the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for leading some of the largest and most complex partnerships, focusing on delivering shared strategic goals to increase social mobility in the workplace. The corporate partnerships for the charity have been focused on strategic engagement on an organisational level and growth has been achieved through supporting multiple objectives and senior stakeholder relationships, so continuing this line of work will be important in the portfolio. The role will focus on both new business and account management with ambitious individual and team income targets.
To be successful as the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will have proven experience of corporate partnerships fundraising and be able to evidence securing and managing multi-year high value partnerships of six and seven figures. This person will need to demonstrate how they have developed a successful set of approaches to win new corporate partnerships and ideally experience of networking mapping and relationship building with the education and/or non-for-profit sector at the C-suite level.
This role is a full-time permanent position that will have hybrid working in the London offices for at least two days per week. The salary for this role is £49,000 to £55,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon
Salary: £37,739.41 per annum plus £5023.71 London weighing allowance
Contract length: Permanent
Location: London Old Street (with flexibility to work from home)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing date: Tuesday the 18th of November at 11:30pm
Interviews will take place during the week commencing 24th November and will consist of a formal first-stage interview followed by a second stage
Shelter is looking for a new High Value Events Manager within our High Value Partnerships (HVP) team to deliver events for our High Value Partnership audiences across England and Scotland. Working to deliver first class events to attract and retain high value supporters in driving generosity for Shelter’s fight for home.
If you’re a creative, detail-oriented project manager with a real passion to deliver meaningful events to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
Shelter is looking for a dynamic and organised individual to become a High Value Events Manager to lead the delivery on inspiring and high-quality events for our High Value Partnerships audiences. This role involves engaging and retaining our high value supporters to create exceptional experiences for them that highlight the impact of their giving and continued support.
The role involves cross collaboration across teams, planning and delivering a variety of events, working from conception to executive and ensuring there is seamless coordination, strong ROI and excellence in supporter experience. It will include managing logistics, suppliers, budgets and systems and championing best practice in HVP Events across the organisation.
About you
You’re an experienced events professional with strong project management skills and a solid understanding of high value fundraising. A natural relationship builder, you’re confident with collaborating across different teams within and outside of fundraising to be able to deliver exceptional events for our supporters. You thrive in a busy environment, juggling multiple priorities with ease and your strong organisational skills ensure everything runs smoothly.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. We are committed to offering fully flexible working to help all employees maintain work-life balance. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
How to apply
To apply, please click ‘Apply for Job’ below and submit a CV and supporting statement – this should be no longer than one side of A4. The supporting statement should outline how you meet the ‘About You’ and Shelter behaviours section of the job description.
Any application submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
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We are seeking an outstanding Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover) to secure and manage income from Corporate Trust and Foundations, Major Donors and Corporates. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to join our award-winning fundraising team as a maternity cover.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
At Hand in Hand, we help women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money they earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them.
Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, we’ve helped more than 5 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time. Some are smallholder farmers learning to stand up to climate change. Some are refugees starting a new life after running from conflict. Others are young women and girls with few opportunities, starting to dream – and plan – for the future.
Our members’ achievements (so far) include:
· 6.6 million new and improved enterprises
· 11.6 million new and improved jobs created.
· 6.3 million members mobilised.
· 29.1 million indirect beneficiaries (families) impacted.
· 300% Return on Investment
Hand in Hand International is based in Baker Street, central London, with a flexible working policy that includes work-from-home Mondays and Fridays. Our team works with partners throughout the global Hand in Hand network, specialising in fundraising, strategic and programmes advice, and donor relations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Guts UK is the only charity that covers the digestive system from top to tail, including the
gut, the liver and the pancreas. The charity focuses particularly on the conditions that have no other specific charity or voice - conditions that are underserved, such as pancreatitis, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), childhood gut and liver disease, and digestive cancers. With their mission being to improve the lives of the millions of people affected by digestive conditions, they are looking for their first Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager to help them reach that goal.
The Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and high net worth individuals with the propensity to donate significant sums. There is huge scope to develop both income streams at Guts UK, as this is the first dedicated position covering these income streams.
With some fantastic corporate partnerships in place already, there is great potential to build on the existing foundations and leverage those corporate partnerships to secure more ranging from transactional right up to transformational.
The philanthropy function has green shoots to nurture and develop. This is an exciting role for a candidate who wants to grow and shape this income stream, and demonstrate their personal impact on generating income, and providing donors with an incredible supporter experience.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or major donor pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income. Guts UK is a small charity with big ambition so a background that includes working within a smaller charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential.
This is one role advertised twice to ensure candidates across both hybrid locations can apply. This role is hybrid with candidates happy to work a minimum of one day per week from the London or Hudderfield office welcome to apply. The Hudderfield office address is The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland St, Huddersfield, HD1 1RL. The Fundraising Administrator works from the Huddersfield office, along with the Comms team, Research team and the Services/Helpline team. The Senior Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager and the Community and Events Manager work hybrid from the London office at St Andrews Place.
Application notes
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment to organise an informal call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had an initial call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 17th November
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 25th November in person.






