Senior Community Fundraising Manager - Acquisition

Job Introduction

At Diabetes UK, we are looking for an ambitious and experienced Senior Community Fundraising Manager to join our team and play a crucial role in growing our community fundraising income. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a geographically dispersed team to deliver high-impact fundraising plans across a range of community income streams, with a specific focus on acquiring new supporters.

You will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic acquisition plan that attracts new supporters, including regional corporate partners, individual donors, and expanding our in-memory fundraising programme. By identifying new opportunities and optimising processes, you will ensure the team is working as efficiently as possible to engage and attract supporters in their local area. Your leadership will be key in managing a high-performance team, setting clear objectives, and providing ongoing support to help them exceed fundraising targets.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Interview date: W/C 17 February 2025

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

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 If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@diabetes.org.uk

Role Responsibility

In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across national and regional teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration to drive cohesive, community-driven fundraising efforts. You will lead on key projects that grow our supporter base, working with a variety of colleagues to deliver successful initiatives. Your ability to make data-driven decisions and track performance against KPIs will be essential in steering our community fundraising programme toward greater success.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team to deliver ambitious fundraising plans to increase income over a range of community income streams, develop budgets and performance metrics, develop and deliver a robust acquisition plan for Community Fundraising that identifies opportunities to attract new support from individuals, regional corporates and groups and identify, develop, and innovate processes to ensure we are working as efficiently as possible, to attract and manage new supporters.

The Ideal Candidate

This is a pivotal position within Diabetes UK, and we are looking for someone with a proven track record of growing community income. Your leadership and passion for making a difference will have a direct impact on the lives of people living with diabetes. Join us and be a part of something truly transformative. Together, we can change the narrative around diabetes and create a more inclusive world.

If you're ready to help shape the future of Community Fundraising at Diabetes UK, we want to hear from you.

Package Description

We have some amazing benefits available which we are proud to be able to offer. We have a health cash plan available, early finish Fridays, access to an incredible Learning and Development offer, and much more. Please refer to the job description pack to find out more about what benefits you can access if you become an employee of Diabetes UK.

About the Company

For nearly 5 million people with diabetes in the UK, there’s no day off. At Diabetes UK, we fight day in, day out for better care, treatment and support. We won’t stop until diabetes can do no harm.

With more people than ever living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing type 2, our work has never been more needed. We make sure they get the care and support needed to live well with diabetes and avoid devastating complications.

We fund critical research, which has led to life-changing discoveries – like the first insulin pen and programmes to put type 2 diabetes into remission. Now, we want to do this for everyone and find a cure.

We can’t do any of this without you. Our staff are passionate and determined about helping everyone affected by diabetes. For over 85 years, they’ve been behind vital policy changes, as well as new treatments and technologies to make living with diabetes easier every day.

But there’s more to do. And you can be part of it. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. Join us today, and together, we can make that a reality.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Diabetes does not affect everyone equally and as a charity we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We seek to better reflect those we serve. This means we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates in our recruitment processes and particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented at senior level, including those from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds. It also means if you have a disability or long-term condition, we're happy to consider any reasonable adjustments you might need to take part in the process and succeed in the role, just let our HR team know via recruitment@diabetes.org.uk

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK and satisfactory references and a DBS check if required.

To find out more about what we do, check out our website.

Diabetes UK