Head of Fundraising

ShareAction; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in London is seeking a Head of Fundraising to develop and implement fundraising strategies that secure crucial resources for systemic change in the financial sector. The successful candidate will lead all fundraising efforts, create compelling bids for significant projects, and maintain strong relationships with high-value donors. This key role offers a supportive hybrid working environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid working model

Health insurance

8% non-contributory pension

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave

Enhanced family leave pay

Enhanced sick pay

Qualifications

• Experience devising and delivering fundraising strategies across multiple geographies.
• Significant bid/application writing experience for high-value projects.
• Skilled at managing donor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead fundraising across ShareAction.
• Create compelling funding bids for multi-year projects.
• Manage relationships with high-profile donors.

Skills

Fundraising strategy development

Donor relationship management

Bid and application writing

Communication skills

Understanding of charity law

Job description

ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and our people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle climate crisis, protect nature, improve workers’ rights and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.

Position

The Head of Fundraising is responsible for leading our fundraising strategy and delivery. This role is key to securing resources that enable us to drive system change in the financial sector.

Typical week

• Leading fundraising across ShareAction, ensuring conversations are being had by the right colleagues, with the right funders, at the right times.
• Guiding prospecting and leading the creation of compelling funding bids for multi‑year, high value projects.
• Delivering exceptional donor relationship management, including timely reports and strategic engagement.
• Overseeing the growth of or major donors programme, building a committed donor base of Ultra High and High Net Worth individuals.
• Supporting and developing a high‑performing fundraising team.
• Engaging with senior leaders, trustees and external stakeholders, forming strong relationships and using expertise to secure funding that drives impact across our campaigns and projects.

Requirements

• Experience devising and delivering fundraising strategies across multiple geographies (UK, EU, US) from trusts and foundations.
• Powerful cases for support and significant bid/application writing experience for multi‑year, six and seven figure projects and programmes.
• Skilled at managing donor relationships and supporting a high‑performing fundraising team.
• Strong communication skills and thrive under pressure.
• Understanding of charity law and best practice in fundraising.

Desirable

• Knowledge of statutory fundraising in the UK/EU and US philanthropy.
• Experience fundraising for systems‑change charities.
• Familiarity with capital markets or legacy fundraising.

What we will do for you

We are a fast‑paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible.

Benefits

• Commitment to flexible working; over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place.
• Hybrid working; we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role.
• Internal promotion and development opportunities; promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, direct progression is also offered.
• Opportunity to help make a difference; we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges.
• Unionised work environment; our staff may join the union and are supported by our recognised union, Unite.
• Regular in‑person meetings; all‑staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
• 8% non‑contributory pension; invested with NEST and their green funds.
• Health insurance via Bupa.
• Employee assistance programme; advice, support, lifestyle discounts and short‑term counselling.
• Death in Service cover of 3× salary.
• 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure at the end of the year.
• Enhanced family leave pay; up to 18 weeks’ paid at 90% for either parent.
• Enhanced sick pay; starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day 1.
• Season ticket loan and cycle‑to‑work scheme.

Other information

• Contract type: Permanent.
• Reports to: Chief Operating Officer.
• Salary: £61,323 plus 8% pension contribution.
• Deadline for applications: Monday 19th January at 9:00 a.m.
• Interview dates: 1st interviews online on the mornings of Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th January; 2nd interviews in person at our London office on the morning of Wednesday 4th February.

EEO statement

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work.

Additional policy information

Our hiring process is anonymised, we won’t ask for a cover letter and we don’t look at CVs until the interview stage. We do this so that we reduce the opportunity for unconscious biases to affect our decision making and so we prioritise skills and expertise over how well you can write a CV.

We also actively encourage incoming staff to consider flexible working arrangements; recognising that a better work‑life balance can improve employee motivation, performance and reduce stress. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

While we embrace hybrid working at ShareAction, we believe there is also value in spending time together in person. We run all‑staff away days, a yearly retreat and more regular team and directorate meet‑ups so that we can develop our ideas and plans together. As part of the induction process, we’ll invite you to our office in Aldgate so you can meet and get to know your line manager, team and others from across the organisation.

To be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK, unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Please note that using Artificial Intelligence to answer the application questions is not recommended, and it could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools will not accurately reflect your skills, knowledge or experience. It is crucial that you personalise your application by articulating these in your unique voice. If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, we ask you to declare this clearly in your submission.