Community Fundraising Officer - Dystonia UK

Salary: £28,000 - £34,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid, with 1-2 days per week in the London office
Contract: Full-time

Join a small charity where your ideas can shape the future.

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Dystonia UK to recruit a new Community Fundraising Officer to join their team.

For more than 40 years, Dystonia UK has been supporting people living with dystonia and campaigning to improve awareness and understanding of the condition. As the charity continues to grow, they're looking for an energetic and ambitious fundraiser to help take their community fundraising programme to the next level.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who already has some fundraising experience and is ready for the next step. Perhaps you're in your first fundraising role and looking for greater ownership, more responsibility and the chance to develop your skills across multiple income streams. If so, this could be a fantastic new role.

Community Fundraising Officer

You'll join a close-knit and highly collaborative fundraising team, working across a broad portfolio of community fundraising activity.

This is an incredible role where no two days look the same. One day you might be supporting London Marathon participants to maximise their fundraising, planning cheer points and supporter stewardship journeys. The next may be helping to develop communications, creating fundraising resources, supporting challenge events, or working with community supporters who are organising fundraising activities in their local area.

Community fundraising is a key area of growth for the charity, and you'll play an important part in helping to build and develop this programme. You'll have the opportunity to test new ideas, identify opportunities and contribute directly to future fundraising plans.

The charity currently supports a busy calendar of challenge events and community activity, including a growing portfolio of runners, fundraisers and supporters who need excellent stewardship and encouragement to succeed.

For someone who enjoys variety, creativity and relationship-building, this role offers plenty of scope to make your mark.

About You

We're looking for someone with energy, initiative and a genuine enthusiasm for fundraising.

You may already have some experience in community fundraising, individual giving, events or supporter engagement, and be ready to take on a broader role with more autonomy. Equally, you might have developed transferable skills elsewhere within the charity sector and be looking for the opportunity to grow.

You'll likely bring:

• Some experience of fundraising, supporter engagement or relationship management
• Excellent communication skills and confidence building relationships with a wide range of people
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Creativity and a willingness to bring forward new ideas
• The confidence to work independently while being part of a supportive team

Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys working in a small, close knit organisation, likes to take ownership and wants to develop your fundraising career.

Why Join Dystonia UK?

This is the kind of role where you'll gain exposure to far more than community fundraising alone. Working within a small team means you'll have the opportunity to build experience across fundraising, communications, supporter stewardship and income generation. You'll have the freedom to contribute ideas, shape projects and see the direct impact of your work.

The team is ambitious, supportive and highly flexible, with core hours of 10am-4pm and a hybrid working approach. The fundraising team typically comes together in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, creating opportunities for collaboration while maintaining flexibility around home working.

Perhaps most excitingly, the organisation is looking for someone who wants to grow with them.

If you're looking for a role where you'll be trusted, supported and given room to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Application Details

If this role motivates and inspires you, please contact Kevin for further information and details on how to apply.

Closing Date: Midday Friday 30^th October
Interviews: Week commencing 2^nd November

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, or gender reassignment because we know that greater diversity leads to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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Community Fundraising Coordinator
Duration: Temporary, until approximately end of January / early February
Location: Hybrid – London, with 2 days per week in the office (typically Tuesday and Thursday)
Hours: Full-time, 9:00am–5:30pm
Pay: £17.69 per hour plus £2.14 per hour holiday pay
Start: ASAP / ideally by the end of October

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with a leading healthcare charity to recruit a Community Fundraising Coordinator to join their Community Fundraising team on a temporary basis.

The charity raises vital funds to support one of the UK’s largest and busiest NHS Foundation Trusts, helping to enhance care and support for patients, families and the communities it serves.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, proactive and supporter-focused fundraiser to join a busy team at an important time of year, providing essential support across community fundraising, supporter care and upcoming Christmas activity.

About the role

Working as part of the Community Fundraising team, you'll help ensure supporters receive an excellent experience while keeping day-to-day fundraising activity running smoothly.

It's a varied, hands-on role. You'll respond to fundraising enquiries, support and steward new and existing fundraisers, help manage the team's inbox and provide practical and administrative support wherever it's most needed.

You'll be joining during one of the busiest periods in the fundraising calendar, so we're looking for somebody who is comfortable juggling priorities, enjoys getting stuck in and can quickly become a dependable member of the team.

A particularly important part of the assignment will be supporting the team's Christmas Grotto activity from 7–11 December, so you'll need to be available to work in person that week and provide event and office support as required.

Key responsibilities

You'll support the team by:

• Monitoring the Community Fundraising inbox and responding to enquiries in a timely and professional way
• Providing excellent stewardship and supporter care to community fundraisers
• Supporting new fundraisers as they begin their fundraising journey
• Building positive relationships with supporters and helping deliver an excellent supporter experience
• Supporting the fulfilment of fundraising materials and other supporter requests
• Providing day-to-day administrative and operational support across Community Fundraising
• Helping the team manage competing priorities during a particularly busy fundraising period
• Supporting Community Fundraising Leads with activity, projects and supporter communications
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising and supporter care
• Maintaining accurate supporter information and using fundraising databases and systems effectively
• Supporting events and activities, including providing hands-on support for the Christmas Grotto in December
• Helping develop effective processes, ways of working and supporter response templates where required
• Providing wider support to the Community Fundraising team as priorities evolve

About you

You'll be someone who enjoys working with supporters and takes pride in providing a warm, responsive and professional service.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience working within a fundraising environment
• Excellent supporter care or customer service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence communicating with supporters by email and phone
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• A proactive, flexible approach and willingness to get stuck in wherever support is needed
• The ability to work independently, use initiative and solve problems
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and databases/CRM systems
• The ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, supporters and other stakeholders

Experience using Raiser's Edge / NXT would be helpful, but isn't essential. The team is happy to support someone in learning its systems and processes, so we're particularly interested in your transferable fundraising and supporter care experience.

Hiring process

This is an urgent temporary requirement, and applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

The process is expected to involve two stages:

First stage: An online interview via Microsoft Teams.

Second stage: Likely to be an in-person interview.

As part of the process, you may also be asked to complete a short practical exercise designed to reflect the role. This is likely to focus on prioritising competing tasks and drafting a supporter-facing response to a fundraising enquiry.

We are hoping to move quickly and ideally have the successful candidate join the team by the end of October.

How to apply

Please send your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this opportunity.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

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, including 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.

Fundraising Administrator

Duration: Temporary, approximately 6 months
Location: Hybrid – Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with approximately 2–3 days per week in the office
Hours: Part-time, likely 4 days per week, 9:00-17:00 or 9:30-17:30
Pay: £14.71 per hour plus £1.78 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to £26,780 FTE)

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Havens Hospices to recruit a Fundraising Administrator to join their Fundraising and Marketing team on a temporary basis.

Havens Hospices provides specialist palliative and supportive care to children, young people and adults, supporting patients and the people important to them when they need it most. Fundraising plays a vital role in enabling the charity to continue providing its care and support across Essex.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, proactive administrator to join a busy fundraising team and provide essential support across a wide range of fundraising activities. You'll be joining a collaborative team where strong administration, excellent supporter care and accurate data all play an important part in helping fundraising run effectively.

About the Role

Working across the Fundraising team, you will provide day-to-day administrative support while helping ensure supporters receive an excellent experience.

This is a varied role covering fundraising administration, supporter communications, donation processing, CRM/database management and event support. You'll help keep fundraising activity running smoothly behind the scenes while also having direct contact with supporters, responding to enquiries and ensuring donations and communications are acknowledged appropriately.

You'll also support the team with fundraising events and activities, financial administration and maintaining accurate supporter records.

This would suit someone who enjoys getting stuck into the detail, is confident juggling different priorities and takes pride in providing a responsive and professional service.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across fundraising activities, campaigns and events
• Help maintain positive relationships with supporters through information, updates, communications and thank-you messages
• Respond to supporter enquiries and provide excellent supporter care, including conversations which may occasionally involve sensitive or emotional subjects
• Process donations accurately and securely, ensuring appropriate records are maintained
• Manage and track invoiced fundraising income
• Maintain accurate supporter and fundraising records using Raiser's Edge and other CRM systems (essential system experience).
• Raise purchase orders and monitor these through to payment, helping maintain accurate fundraising expenditure records
• Support fundraising events and activities, including third-party fundraising
• Help improve administrative processes, data quality and ways of working to enhance the donor experience
• Maintain accurate records in line with data protection, financial controls and fundraising regulations
• Provide wider administrative support to the Fundraising team as required
• Support volunteers and help them feel part of the wider team

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates with:

• Previous experience providing administrative support
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service or supporter care skills
• Confidence communicating with a range of people by phone and email
• The ability to work independently, use initiative and solve problems
• Experience maintaining accurate records, databases or CRM systems
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• The ability to prioritise competing demands and work to deadlines
• A proactive, positive and flexible approach
• The ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders

Hiring Process

This is an urgent temporary requirement, and applications will be reviewed as they are received.

The process will be kept straightforward, with one interview stage. Interviews will ideally take place in person at Havens Hospices in Southend, although there can be flexibility for an online interview where needed.

We are looking for someone who can join the team as soon as possible, so please don't delay in getting in touch if the opportunity sounds like a good match.

How to apply

Please send your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this opportunity.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

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.

Senior Fundraising & Engagement Manager (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with YoungMinds to recruit a Senior Fundraising & Engagement Manager on an initial 12-month fixed term contract.

At a time when the mental health of children and young people has never been more important, YoungMinds is leading the movement to ensure that no young person feels alone with their mental health.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join one of the UK's most influential charities and play a leading role in growing supporter engagement, and building lasting relationships with the thousands of individuals, schools, communities and event participants who champion the YoungMinds mission every year.

• Location: Hybrid working, with 2 days per week in the London Bridge office
• Salary: £50,898 - £56,554 per annum
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum, plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days office closure over the Christmas period. (The 3 working days between Boxing Day (26 Dec) and New Year’s Day (1 Jan).
• Pension: You will be automatically enrolled into the government’s NEST Pension provider and pay 3% of your qualifying earnings.  The charity pays 5%.
• Wider Benefits: Cycle to Work scheme; Travel loans; Employee Assistance Programme; Eyecare voucher scheme
• Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

YoungMinds is leading the movement to make sure every young person gets the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. Hundreds of thousands of young people are struggling with their mental health, but too many are being told to wait, struggling to cope and reaching crisis point before they get help. But things can get better, and YoungMinds is leading the movement for change.

As demand for support continues to grow, YoungMinds is looking for an ambitious and strategic Senior Fundraising & Engagement Manager to join the team, initially on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a thriving supporter fundraising programme while bringing fresh ideas, identifying new opportunities for growth and helping shape the future of supporter engagement at YoungMinds.

Help build a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Public Fundraising, you'll lead a talented team responsible for supporter-led fundraising across community fundraising, schools, challenge events, in-memory giving and legacy marketing.

You'll have scope to identify opportunities for growth around our community events programme, and help shape the next generation of fundraising activity that will deliver sustainable income for YoungMinds.

Alongside building on strong foundations in areas such as community fundraising and legacy giving, you'll have the opportunity to drive forward our challenge events programme, explore emerging trends across the sector and develop innovative supporter fundraising products that engage new audiences and drive income growth.

Working closely with colleagues across Public Fundraising, Philanthropy and Partnerships, you'll identify new opportunities for collaboration, maximise the value of YoungMinds' exceptional corporate partnerships and bring teams together to create integrated fundraising initiatives that achieve more than any one team could deliver alone.

About You

We're looking for a collaborative and commercially minded fundraising leader who combines strategic thinking with strong operational delivery.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading community, supporter or mass participation fundraising programmes.
• A track record of growing income, participation and supporter engagement.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong project and budget management skills.
• An understanding of supporter journeys, stewardship and lifetime value.
• Experience developing new fundraising products and bringing new ideas to market.
• The ability to use insight, data and performance metrics to inform decision making.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.

Most importantly, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to help YoungMinds reach more supporters, grow income and create lasting change for young people's mental health.

YoungMinds is looking for someone who will bring fresh thinking, challenge assumptions and help shape the future of supporter fundraising.

The organisation is open minded about where the next phase of growth will come from and is looking for a fundraiser with the curiosity and confidence to explore new opportunities, test ideas and build the business case for investment. Whether that's enhancing existing community fundraising activity, developing new challenge events, creating stronger cross-team fundraising initiatives or identifying entirely new income streams, you'll have the freedom and support to make your mark.

For fundraisers looking for a position that offers genuine influence, visibility and autonomy, this is an exceptional opportunity to help shape the future direction of fundraising at YoungMinds.

Why Join YoungMinds?

YoungMinds is committed to ensuring that no young person is feels alone with their mental health. But we know that to do this, we need to work alongside young people and make sure that we prioritise those that need our help the most.

That is why we champion the voice of young people and the value of their lived experience to deliver change, actively seeking to increase their involvement in the YoungMinds and all our work. We would expect you to do the same.

And through our AJEDI work we are committed to reaching and representing more Black and racially minoritised young people, and the adults around them, who have been marginalised by the system.

We are an organisation that takes the safety and wellbeing of our staff seriously and puts our values at the heart of everything we do.

To Apply

To request a candidate pack and register your interest in this exciting opportunity, please send your updated CV to Kevin@charitypeople.co.uk.

If your profile closely matches our requirements, Kevin will be in touch with further details and to arrange an introductory conversation.

Key Dates

• Application Deadline: Monday 12^th October 9am
• Interviews – 19^th October at YoungMinds offices

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 including 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.

Are you an experienced major donor fundraiser who loves building meaningful relationships and inspiring people to give? Could you play a key role in growing philanthropy for one of the UK’s leading nature and conservation organisations?

We’re partnering with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to find a Philanthropy Manager, Major Donors to develop and grow their major giving programme, securing significant gifts to help create a better future for birds, nature and people.

Salary: £40,354

Contract: Permanent, full -time and part-time hours considers.

Location: Hybrid or remote, with offices in Thetford, Bangor, Stirling and Lisburn.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, two paid journey days for more sustainable travel, an 11% employer pension contribution, life assurance, enhanced sick and family leave, health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible working, free BTO training courses, retail and wellbeing discounts, cycle to work scheme, coaching and mentoring.

Culture: A supportive and inclusive workplace with plenty of autonomy, active staff networks and a strong commitment to sustainability.

About the charity:

At BTO, birds are more than a passion; they’re a powerful lens through which to understand the world around us. For nearly a century, their science has shaped national conservation policy, fuelled grassroots volunteering and helped build one of the most impressive biodiversity datasets in the UK.

Working across all four nations, BTO combines robust scientific research with a belief in the power of people to bring about positive change.

About the role:

As Philanthropy Manager, Major Donors, you’ll take the lead on developing relationships with existing and prospective major donors, inspiring them to make significant gifts to BTO.

You’ll manage a portfolio of supporters and prospects, creating personalised cultivation and stewardship plans that bring people closer to BTO’s work and build long term support.

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, senior leadership and trustees, you’ll identify and research new prospects, develop compelling proposals and cases for support, and create bespoke opportunities to engage donors through meetings, events and presentations.

You’ll have real scope to influence how the programme develops and help build a sustainable source of philanthropic income for BTO.

About you:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in securing five and six figure gifts and growing income from major donors or other philanthropic sources.
• A natural relationship builder who can engage and inspire a wide range of people.
• An excellent communicator and storyteller, able to develop compelling proposals and donor communications.
• Strategic and organised, with strong prospect research, pipeline management and planning skills.
• Confident working independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues, senior leaders and trustees.
• Creative, proactive and excited by the opportunity to grow a major donor programme.

You don’t need to be an ornithologist. An interest in birds, nature, biodiversity or the environment would be wonderful, but what matters most is your ability to build genuine relationships and inspire people to support an important cause.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to connect people with BTO’s work and secure the philanthropic support that will help its science and conservation impact grow, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply:

Please send a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People as the first step.

Deadline: 9am, Monday 12^th October
One Stage Interview: 22^nd and 23^rd October (Virtual)

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.

Ready to shape the future of high value fundraising for two much loved hospices?

Teesside Hospice and Butterwick Hospice are looking for an ambitious, relationship driven Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to lead and grow high value fundraising across both organisations at a defining moment in their future.

Salary: £49,984
Location: Across both sites at Teesside and Stockton with c1day from home
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising and Communications
Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with 0.8 FTE considered and flexible working arrangements
Benefits: A generous benefits package including up to 36 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), flexible and hybrid working, pension options, free onsite parking, comprehensive wellbeing support, professional development and a range of lifestyle, retail and staff discounts

About the Hospices:

Following the decision to merge, this is a unique opportunity to bring together the strengths, relationships and reach of two established hospices, building an ambitious philanthropy and partnerships programme that will help more people across Tees Valley and County Durham access the very best end of life care.

Together, Teesside Hospice and Butterwick Hospice support more than 6,700 people every year, but they know there are many more patients and families who need their care.

The Role:

You’ll lead the development of a joined up high value giving strategy across major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate partnerships, building on the strengths of both hospices while respecting their individual identities and deep connections within their communities.

This is a strategic leadership role, but it’s also very much about relationships. You’ll be visible, connected and confident opening doors, personally cultivating significant supporters, developing new networks and creating opportunities for transformational, six figure and multi-year support.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead an ambitious high value fundraising strategy across both hospices, driving sustainable income growth.
• Develop major giving, building a strong pipeline of high-net-worth supporters and personally cultivating key relationships.
• Provide strategic leadership across trusts and foundations, securing significant and multi-year funding.
• Grow corporate partnerships across the combined geography, including flagship and high value relationships.
• Lead, coach and develop the Trusts & Grants Manager and Partnerships Managers, creating a confident, high performing team.
• Work closely with senior leaders, trustees and volunteers to unlock networks and open doors to new opportunities.
• Build exceptional supporter journeys that deepen relationships and grow long term value.
• Bring teams and opportunities together across both hospices, sharing expertise and creating greater collective impact.

What we’re looking for?

An experienced high value fundraiser with a strong track record in major giving, trusts and foundations and/or corporate partnerships.

• A brilliant relationship builder who can engage confidently with high-net-worth individuals, senior business leaders, funders, trustees and other influential stakeholders.
• Someone with the ambition and confidence to develop significant gifts, including six figure and multi-year opportunities.
• A strategic thinker who understands pipelines, forecasting and income growth, but never loses sight of the relationships behind the numbers.
• An inspiring and supportive leader who can develop people, build confidence and create a culture of accountability and ambition.
• A collaborative, thoughtful approach and the ability to bring people with you through a period of exciting organisational change.

You’ll have the opportunity to build the strategy, develop the team and create the philanthropic and corporate relationships that will help ensure hospice care is there for more people and families, today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

Interested? We’d absolutely love to hear from you.

To apply: Send your CV or profile to Ellen Drummond at Charity People to start the conversation. If your experience aligns, Ellen will be in touch with next steps and details of how to make your application.

Closing date: 9am, 7th October 2026

Interviews: 22nd and 23rd October 2026

Only because this role is time sensitive, we’ll be reviewing CVs on a rolling basis – so please do get in touch as soon as possible if you're interested. But, if you're away on holiday or your personal circumstances make this time of year difficult, please just reach out to Ellen and we’ll ensure that you don’t miss out.

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.