Senior Community Fundraising Manager

Based at Head Office, Barkingside (Greater London) 

At Barnardo's, we believe in children. Our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need. Now we need you to play your part in making that vision a reality.

We are looking for an exceptional fundraising manager or commercial account manager with significant experience in Community Fundraising to lead our centralised Community Fundraising programme. You will be an integral member of the Community Fundraising and Challenge Events team, working closely with the Head of Community Fundraising and Challenge Events to grow Community income.

You will provide strategic vision to grow income across all community and gift in wills fundraising programmes. You will have experience of managing large budgets and be confident managing multiple projects, delivering them on time and within budget. With substantial experience in resource development and process management, you will be an excellent communicator, confident in influencing both internal and external stakeholders. You will use your negotiating and influencing skills to work closely with the Senior Relationships Manager and the Senior Events Managers to ensure cross-team opportunities are utilised for Barnardo’s. You will bring your experience of generating income growth and delivering excellent supporter care to the team to drive forward insight and continuous improvement to the programme. You will provide expert line management to the Community Fundraising Manager and three Community Fundraising Officers, in order to inspire the team to achieve our strategy.

Reporting to Head of Community Fundraising and Challenge Events, this role will offer the successful candidate a great opportunity to work in a supportive working environment with lots of potential for learning and development. If you are an ambitious and driven fundraiser, we are looking to hear from you.

For further information and to apply, please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website.

Closing date: 19 September 2017.

Interview date: w/c 25 September 2017.

Barnardo’s Registered Charity Nos 216250 and SC037605.