Fundraising

Fundraising Manager (FTC 14 months) Truly exciting role for an experienced relationship fundraiser to take on the management of a media and entertainment industries fundraising board and lead on the development of another industry board. In this role, you will work with a well-established senior volunteer board, drawing on insight and connections from supporter networks, and creating either a sector-led or cause-led strategy to develop fundraising activity and secure new income. You will be a natural relationship builder, able to establish rapport quickly and inspire trust and confidence. With a passion for the media and entertainments sector, you will be working with some inspiring industry leaders to generate fundraising and engagement ideas. You will work with a portfolio of specific donors and prospects, managing the relationships to maximise partnership income over the long term. You will be joining a dynamic, fun and fast-paced team, and will line manage a Fundraiser, overseeing their workload, and utilising their support to help win high value partnerships. To succeed in this role, you will be able to demonstrate A track record a creating and delivering a strategy and generating high levels of income A target driven attitude, with the ability to control and manage a budget, keeping within financial limits, monitoring and forecasting income and expenditure, and managing risk Excellent relationship building skills, through face to face interactions with existing and new high level individuals and/or organisations, leading to securing fundraising income via long-term partnerships A commercial approach and experience of identifying, securing and delivering new fundraising partnerships Effective leadership skills To apply for this exciting role, please send your CV (Word doc.) in the first instance to philippa@charitypeople.co.uk or call on 020 7939 7443 for an initial chat. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with. Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Charity People are a friendly, down to earth and passionate charity recruitment agency. We operate across the whole of the sector on a national basis. One of our specialisms is finding great fundraisers for our charity clients - and this role is an integral part of that the team that does that. We are on the look-out for a talented and motivated Recruitment Officer to support the team to find the very best fundraisers out there. We can see an experienced Recruiter, Resourcer or Fundraiser fitting well into this role and if you are enthusiastic, driven and have a passion for the charity sector, then we'd love to hear from you. The ideal candidate will be super organised who is able to use their initiative. Ideally you will be a whiz on Linked In and will enjoy research and identifying new people. You will be confident in speaking to new and existing candidates (or supporters) on the phone as well as face to face and will enjoy discovering what makes them tick. As well as managing relationships with candidates, you will also be responsible for managing the team's administration which will include fielding new enquiries, confirming interview arrangements, organising meetings and travel, diary management and managing and updating the database. The role could suit an experienced recruiter who doesn't want to be involved in sales or business development or it could be a Fundraiser who is looking to experience something new. Most importantly you will be a high performer with a genuine interest in people and the charity sector. Charity People is a grown up recruitment company that hires great people who enjoy coming to work. We all recognise that work is just one part of all of our lives and as such everyone starts on 25 days holiday (plus time off between Christmas and New Year ).We have a great office in London Bridge, just near Borough Market fully stocked with excellent coffee and great tea and some funky chill out areas. We are open to flexible working arrangements and we are especially proud that 100% of our consultants love working here. If you are interested in joining the team then please send your CV through and if we think you might have the sort of background that will suit us we will send through the job description and details of how to formally apply. We will hold interviews at the end of October so please don't hesitate to get in touch to find out more.

We're recruiting on behalf a leading homeless charity to recruit a Fundraising Compliance Manager With charities under more scrutiny than ever, it's never been more essential to ensure policies and compliance around charitable donations are water tight. This is a new role to the charity, although previous experience around fundraising compliance is desired, we are also keen to hear from you if you have broader compliance experience. Working closely across six internal fundraising teams, you will need strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build strong relationships, win trust and influence on both policy and best practice. You will have sound knowledge of GDPR, experience creating policies and procedures in line with regulation and compliance. If you would like more details on this exciting opportunity, please forward your CV asap.

Are you a talented major gifts fundraiser with new business experience? Are you looking to join a developing team where you can use your skills to really make a mark and build something special? Then read on…. We're working with a health charity to find a new Major Gifts Manager to help establish and grow their major giving programme. This is an exciting role which will appeal to a proactive, tenacious fundraiser who has had experience of building new major donor relationships from scratch. You will have a track record of bringing in 4 and 5 figure gifts, and a natural ability to build rapport and establish relationships quickly with senior leadership, senior volunteers and donors, as well as beneficiaries. You will be calm, warm and results driven, and be excited by the challenge of converting cold prospects into warm supporters. If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV (Word doc.) to philippa@charitypeople.co.uk or call on 020 7939 7443 for an initial chat about the position. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with. Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Charity People are delighted to be working to find a talented Community Fundraiser to join a fantastic national charity covering Herefordshire and join it's already successful fundraising team. You will be based in their Hertfordshire Office, though there is flexibility to work from home one day a week. This Charity provides care and support through terminal illness making sure that every day counts. The role exists to build and develop fundraising relationships in the community, by providing excellent stewardship and support to their Fundraising Groups and Volunteers, in order to increase income and deliver the agreed Community Fundraising strategy. A key element of your role will be to support, develop and inspire volunteers and fundraising groups to ensure local fundraising activity is as effective as possible in delivering the maximum benefit for the charity. Your work will include supporting and delivering the local running of national campaigns, through relationships built with individuals, groups, associations and companies. This will involve inducting, training and managing volunteers along with attending events. We are looking for someone with insight into how community fundraising works, supported by a good and demonstrable range of relationship building skills. You may have worked in the charity sector, event marketing, sales, or PR. But more important is your ability to use your sound communication and supporter relationship skills, to ensure that we continue to maintain and grow the income across the Herefordshire area. We are ideally looking for someone who can hit the ground running with experience of recruiting and managing volunteers and fundraising groups, and a track record of raising funds in a community setting; this can be in a paid or voluntary basis and could be from someone who has worked in a related discipline (e.g. PR, marketing, sales, project management etc.). You could also come from the corporate sector and be able to utilise transferable skills. This is a really exciting opportunity to work with a leading National charity in a broad community based role. If you are an ambitious forward thinking fundraiser looking for your next challenge please get in touch.

Exceptional opportunity to lead fundraising for this medium sized national charity. We are seeking an experienced Fundraiser or Marketer (looking to move into Fundraising) who is excited by the opportunity to help this charity realise their Fundraising potential. This charity makes a real, tangible difference to the lives of thousands of disabled people, carers and volunteers every year. Fundraising at this charity currently consists of a team of 5 and income of c.£1m. We are seeking someone who will help shape their Fundraising strategy over the next 4 years, someone who is creative and ambitious, who can oversee a burgeoning individual giving and legacy programme, while managing team members to generate income through Trusts, Corporate and Major Donor sources. We are looking for someone as passionate and energised as they are about effecting change for disabled people and carers. We would love to hear from experienced Senior Fundraising Managers who have experience of Mass Market Fundraising or existing Heads of Fundraising who are seeking an new challenge within an ambitious but supportive environment. We are also open to someone with Marketing experience looking to move into a Fundraising role. The role is London based, 5 days per week so applicants should be comfortable getting to their offices in Angel, London. To find out more please contact Nick Billingham at Charity People or click apply now. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Offering flexibility and opportunity to work from home, we are looking for a Deputy Director of Business Development for an award-winning North West charity looking to expand its remit nationally. Highly respected in its specialist field, the charity supports people to regain control of their lives with a range of people-centred services including counselling, advocacy, wellbeing, volunteering and support for carers. We're looking for a business development and income generation specialist to engage with external agencies, new and existing stakeholders, commissioners and key local and regional decision-makers including elected members and MP's. You'll build strong partnerships, maximising tender opportunities and wider business development activity. Ensuring local intelligence is embedded in tender responses, you'll actively contribute to content development and support a continued drive for organisational growth. You'll come with experience of working in a senior Partnership Development role, including working in partnership with agencies from a range of sectors, creating and maintaining partnerships across wide geographic areas, instigating and leading partnerships / consortia and/or alliances with a view to joint tendering and leading on the tendering process; from response development through to submission. A background in health would be hugely beneficial too. You'll be joining an organisation with ambition and vision that places values and people at the heart of everything it does. A warm, friendly and dedicated team, inspiring leadership and fantastic working culture. Flexible, grown-up working policies and happy to consider homeworking. Please apply with a copy of your CV to our North West consultant, Amelia Lee, for lots more detail and support through the process: amelia@charitypeople.co.uk Deadline is Monday 21st October and interviews to be held on 30th October. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

This women's medical charity funds research that enables new cures and treatment for women with a wide range of medical needs; including those arising through pregnancy and childbirth, and gynaecological cancers. Transforming lives of women of all ages, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a pioneering charity. As Philanthropy Manager (one-year maternity cover) you will be responsible for generating income from major donors, as well as corporate partners; this is a varied, interesting role working within a dedicated team. Key responsibilities within the role will include: Initiate, develop, and steward relationships to maximise gifts from High Net Worth Individuals and corporate partners Oversee and develop a prospect research strategy to ensure that prospect management systems are used effectively Work closely across the charity to maximise opportunities for high value audiences from events and initiatives The charity is really keen to see applications from individuals with the following experience: A proven creative commercial approach to income generation activities backed up with a strong understanding of the major donor philanthropy and corporate markets Evidence of a range of innovative ideas and thinking related to income generation that complements and extends beyond traditional fundraising Experience of working successfully at both a hands on and strategic level, with evidence of ability to think and act strategically Good planning and budgeting experience Strong negotiation and influencing skills, both internally and externally Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex medical information into donor focused communications Ability to plan ahead, whilst also being flexible and reacting swiftly to changing needs and demanding situations If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to alice@charitypeople.co.uk, or philippa@charitypeople.co.uk; or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with. Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Offering flexibility and potential for homeworking, we're looking for a brilliant Project Manager who can drive an innovative literacy project forward and help get Blackpool reading! You'll be responsible for leading, developing and delivering a family literacy project as part of a brand new reading campaign. Building partnerships to support the delivery of campaigning activity, you'll ensure it is firmly embedded within broader local priorities. This is a fixed-term role for 12 months. Simple actions in the home can strengthen a child's early language and literacy skills. One person in six has poor literacy skills that impact on every area of their life and poverty doubles the likelihood that, by the age of five, a child's literacy skills will be below average. As Project Manager, you'll lead on project activity including parental engagement at the school gates (School Gate Volunteers) through the community (Literacy Champions) and to young parents. You'll have an exciting and varied workload from partnership development, relationship management, volunteer recruitment, training delivery and budget management. About you: we're looking for someone with previous project management experience including financial and risk management within the charity, public and/or volunteering sectors. You'll be a dynamic individual with passion and determination in abundance. You'll also be an expert relationship builder and manager who can work seamlessly across sectors. Flexible, grown-up working policies and happy to consider homeworking. Supportive and collaborative working culture with a charity that takes good care of its staff. As well as a competitive salary, the charity has some great benefits including a generous annual leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pensions contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans and other health and wellbeing benefits. Please apply with a copy of your CV for lots more information. Our Regional Director, Amelia Lee, is leading on this: amelia@charitypeople.co.uk We are assessing applications on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment. Deadline 23rd October and interviewing 31 October / 1 November. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.