Community Fundraising Manager - South West & South Wales

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity for the 70,000 people living with muscle-wasting conditions in the UK.  We bring together people affected by more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions. We provide a range of services and opportunities to help people live as independently as possible. We campaign to improve the quality of life of the people across the UK who live with muscle-wasting conditions.

Are you positive and results-driven with a great track record in fundraising, sales or marketing?

Our regional fundraising team delivers over £1.8m a year across the UK to help us deliver Advocacy, Care, Support and Research to those living with a muscle wasting condition. 

We need a fundraiser to help us raise more and encourage more people to become part of the Muscular Dystrophy UK family.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in working in either a fundraising, sales or marketing environment, confident working independently, equipped with a strategic mind-set, focus, drive and enthusiasm, as well as excellent communication and relationship building skills.

You will have strong planning skills and be able to prioritise the multiple calls on your time in this varied role. Combining your skills and knowledge, you'll create and implement an innovative plan - one that maximises our impact in your area, extends our reach to families and helps to deliver the organisation’s strategic goals.

You'll be part of our vision to create “A world with effective treatments and cures for all muscle-wasting condition and no limits in life for affected individuals and families”.

As Regional Development Manager for South Wales and South West you will work with local supporters including businesses, individuals, community groups, volunteers and media contacts to raise awareness of our vital work and how each supporter can make a real difference.

Our fundraisers are home based workers who travel extensively within the defined geographical area for their role. You must have a full UK driving licence at the time of application and the work will also require some unsocial and out of hours working. A car is provided.

There will be a requirement for flexible working to support evening and weekend events: you will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.

You may have experience of the following: Sales Manager, Regional Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraiser, New Business Manager, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Marketing Manager, Key Account Manager, Client Relations Manager.

We look forward to your involvement in helping us to make every day count and creating a changed world for people affected by muscle wasting conditions.

Please see the attached job description for more details.

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including company car, pension, life assurance, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, childcare vouchers and an employee assistance programme.

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.