Senior Fundraising and Engagement Manager

CHARITY PEOPLE; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Charity People is partnering with a Rugby Foundation in Twickenham to recruit a Senior Fundraising and Engagement Manager. You will shape and lead fundraising strategy, building income from major donors, trusts, and individual giving while directing supporter engagement across campaigns and channels.

You will work closely with the Foundation Director to establish pipelines, targets and robust reporting, driving income growth and helping the Foundation realise ambitious community impact through

Qualifications

• Proven senior fundraising success across income streams.
• Experience with major donors, trusts and/or individual giving.
• Excellent relationship-building, storytelling and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major donors.
• Collaborate with trustees to leverage networks.
• Develop trusts and grants programme with prospecting, applications and reporting.
• Develop the Foundation's case for support and communicate it across campaigns.

Skills

Fundraising

Major Donors

Trusts & Foundations

Individual Giving

Relationship Building

Strategic Thinking

Delivery Capability

Communication

Influencing

Entrepreneurial Approach

Storytelling

Job description

Senior Fundraising and Engagement Manager

£45,000 | Twickenham Stoop | Full time, permanent

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a Rugby Foundation to recruit their new Senior Fundraising and Engagement Manager.

This Foundation is entering an exciting phase of growth and ambition. This newly created senior role offers the opportunity to shape and lead fundraising strategy for a well-respected sports charity that uses the power of rugby to improve lives, develop essential skills and create lasting social impact across communities.

About the charity

As the charitable arm of a well-established Rugby Club, this Foundation is delivering programmes that help young people and communities develop the essential skills needed to thrive both on and off the pitch. Established in 2015, the Foundation works across three key areas: wellbeing, education and employability, and inclusion, creating opportunities that remove barriers and improve outcomes for people of all backgrounds

Leveraging warm connections and using our regular events and fixtures to engage potential donors, you'll work closely with the Foundation Director to develop our fundraising strategy, establish pipelines and targets, and deliver income growth from the ground up.

About the role

As Senior Fundraising and Engagement Manager, you will play a pivotal role in building and growing key income streams, including Individual Giving, Major Donors, and Trusts & Foundations, while helping to shape the future of the Foundation's fundraising capability and supporter engagement strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major donors and high-net-worth individuals
• Working closely with trustees to open up their networks
• Building the trusts and grants programme; prospecting, applications, and funder reporting
• Developing the Foundation's case for support and oversee how it's communicated across campaigns and channels
• Putting in place the data, systems and insight needed to run fundraising properly
• Sitting as a senior member of the Foundation team, with input into wider strategy

About you

We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Proven success in senior fundraising
• Experience across major donors, trusts and/or individual giving
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Strategic thinking with strong delivery capability
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills
• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach and comfort working in evolving environments.
• Excellent storytelling skills and the ability to communicate impact effectively.

Why Join this Foundation?

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a charity with a powerful platform, strong heritage and ambitious plans for growth. You will have the chance to build meaningful supporter relationships, create sustainable income streams and contribute directly to programmes that transform lives across communities.

The Foundation values innovation, inclusion, collaboration and impact, and is committed to creating opportunities for everyone to succeed.

If you're a strong relationship fundraiser with a passion for changing the outcomes of young peoples' lives, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed, and creating social value that has a positive impact on individuals as well as society, then this is the perfect next step for you.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform us if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

Charity People is a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion.

We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront.

We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. 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 believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.