Fundraising and Engagement Lead at Together Co

Community Base; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Base is seeking a fundraising and engagement leader to turn priorities into focused activities. You will lead the engagement team, grow relationships with supporters and businesses, and oversee campaigns, events and day-to-day communications.

Working with the leadership team, you will help diversify income while upholding ethical, inclusive and values-based practice. The post holder will supervise volunteers and coordinate cross-team work, ensuring progress against budgets, targets and

Qualifications

• Experience leading or line-managing staff and delivering shared objectives.
• Proven ability to develop relationships with supporters, businesses or partners that drive fundraising.
• Experience planning and delivering fundraising, campaigns, events or communications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines with high-quality delivery.
• Experience using budgets, targets and performance data to monitor progress.
• Experience using a CRM system to manage relationships and fundraising activity.
• Ability to work across teams to deliver organisational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership and operational delivery.
• Partnerships and supporter engagement.
• Fundraising and income diversification.
• Communications, campaigns and events.
• Performance, standards and continuous improvement.
• Volunteers, teamwork & other duties.

Skills

Team leadership

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Budget management

CRM systems

Stakeholder engagement

Communications

Job description

The post holder will turn Together Co’s fundraising and engagement priorities into focused, coordinated and measurable activity. They will lead and develop the engagement team, grow relationships with supporters and businesses and oversee fundraising campaigns, events and day‑to‑day communications. Working within strategies agreed by the leadership team they will help build a diverse and sustainable income mix while ensuring all activity is ethical, inclusive, accessible and rooted in our values

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Team leadership and operational delivery
• Partnerships and supporter engagement
• Fundraising and income diversification
• Communications, campaigns and events
• Performance, standards and continuous improvement
• Volunteers, teamwork & other duties

Essential experience

• Experience of leading or line-managing staff and supporting a team to achieve shared objectives.
• Experience of developing successful relationships with businesses, supporters, partners or community organisations that have led to fundraising, sponsorship or engagement outcomes.
• Experience of planning and delivering fundraising, business development or partnership activity, including campaigns, events or communications that engage audiences and inspire support.
• Experience of managing multiple projects, priorities and deadlines while maintaining high-quality delivery.
• Experience of using budgets, targets and performance information to monitor progress and inform decision making.
• Experience of using a customer relationship management (CRM) system or similar database to manage relationships and fundraising activity.
• Experience of working collaboratively across teams to deliver shared organisational objectives.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to inspire confidence, establish trust and develop long‑term relationships with supporters, businesses, colleagues and community partners.
• Able to identify opportunities, connect people and ideas, and develop creative solutions that increase engagement and generate sustainable income.
• An engaging and influential communicator, able to present ideas persuasively and tell compelling stories that inspire support while always respecting people’s dignity, choice and lived experience.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate projects and deliver agreed objectives.
• Able to think strategically, recognise opportunities and focus time and resources where they will have the greatest impact.
• Strong analytical skills, using insight, data and evaluation to improve performance and make informed recommendations.
• Confident managing budgets, fundraising pipelines and digital systems, including CRM databases and communication platforms.
• Sound judgement, with the confidence to make decisions within the scope of the role while recognising when senior guidance or approval is needed.

Essential approach and values

• Passion for Together Co's vision of reducing loneliness and strengthening social connection.
• An ability to build trusted relationships and represent Together Co with warmth, credibility and professionalism.
• A collaborative, inclusive attitude and enjoy bringing people together around a shared purpose.
• Curiosity, creativity and a willingness to explore new ideas, test different approaches and learn from experience.
• A sense of motivation achieved through meaningful social impact as well as fundraising success.
• Integrity, professionalism and sound judgement, with a strong commitment to ethical fundraising, safeguarding and responsible storytelling.
• Adaptability and be comfortable working in a small organisation where priorities can change and people work collaboratively to find solutions.
• Belief in the power of human connection and understand that every interaction with a supporter, volunteer, business or community partner is an opportunity to strengthen relationships and further Together Co's mission.

£35,796 per year for full time hours (pro rata for part time)

21 – 25 hours per week. We are happy to discuss how these hours are worked and welcome conversations about working patterns that meet both the needs of the role and the postholder. Some flexibility will be required to attend occasional events and meetings outside normal working hours. Time off in lieu will be agreed in line with Together Co policy.