Corporate and Community Fundraising Executive

Rainbow Trust Children's Charity; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme: 5% company contrib + 3

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Annual leave 25+ holidays

Birthday leave options

Job summary

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is seeking a Corporate and Community Fundraising Executive in Leatherhead. You will develop relationships with community groups and individual fundraisers, leading the community fundraising programme and supporting corporate events.

The role requires a warm, outgoing communicator who can manage multiple priorities, utilise MS Office and a CRM database, and deliver compelling written applications to broaden fundraising income.

Qualifications

• Warm, people-focused with a sincere appreciation for individuals and groups.
• Motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator who builds relationships to generate fundraising income.
• Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused with ability to empathise with donors and explain our work.
• Knowledge of customer care principles and charity fundraising compliance.
• Able to manage multiple priorities at pace and work with data.
• Experience of working for a fundraising charity is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships and steward supporters, focusing on community organisations and individual fundraisers.
• Lead the community fundraising programme and support corporate fundraising events.
• Provide account management to regional businesses and partners.
• Identify funding opportunities, attend meetings, and complete written applications.

Skills

People-oriented

Communication

Relationship building

CRM experience

MS Office

Tools

CRM database

MS Office

Job description

• Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed
• Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum + excellent benefits
• Location: Leatherhead, Surrey
• Closing date: 30 September 2026

Rainbow Trust

About The Role

We are looking to appoint a Corporate and Community Fundraising Executive who will be responsible for developing relationships and stewarding supporters, with a particular focus on community organisations and individual fundraisers.

The post holder will take the lead on managing the community fundraising programme whilst working with the wider team to support corporate fundraising events as well as providing account management to some regional businesses.

Working collaboratively towards a “one team one target” the post holder will build and maintain the pipeline by identifying new funding opportunities, attend meetings with potential supporters and complete written applications

What we’re looking for:

• People-oriented and outgoing – you are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated.
• A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you will enjoy building relationships within the community, inspiring individuals, groups and organisations to support our work, and delivering engaging presentations and conversations that generate fundraising income.
• Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships. An ability to empathise with donors and communicate effectively about our work with children and families, and our strategy, is key.
• Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care, and competent in charity law as it applies to fundraising – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide outstanding account management.
• You thrive working at a faster-than-average pace on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.
• Confident use of MS Office and experience of using a CRM database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.
• Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of working for a fundraising charity

Why join us?

We’re Proud To Be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 Mid-sized Organisation And a Top 10 Charity, And We’re Committed To Creating a Great Place To Work. You Will Benefit From

• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.
• A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times’ basic pay.
• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life.
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).
• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.
• Time off in Lieu.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand.
• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.
• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.
• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.
• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page.

More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our Candidate Pack.

About Us

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

Download our Candidate Pack

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.