Action for Children
Head of Community Fundraising
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Head of Community Fundraising
Salary: £57,000 - £66,500 per annum (dependant on experience and expertise).
Location: Remote, must be based in the UK and open to travel.
Contract: Permanent – Full Time 35 hours per week.
Benefits
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. We are passionate about protecting and supporting children, young people, and families. All our departments work together to achieve the high standards of safeguarding that make a difference to children and to the workforce.
A bit about the role
In this new role for Action for Children, the Head of Community Fundraising will lead the organisation's Community Fundraising strategy, driving a high-performing Community Fundraising team and delivering ambitious and sustainable unrestricted income growth through standout products and excellent relationships.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
- Develop and deliver a clear, multi-year Community Fundraising strategy that carefully integrates a faith focus, while prioritising the highest-value growth opportunities.
- Direct the organisation’s faith strategy, including acting as a senior internal and external sponsor for the Methodist Partnership and other strategically significant faith relationships.
- Lead, motivate and continually develop a team of fundraisers and a specialist post to deliver at pace, setting clear expectations, stretching targets and strong performance management.
- Promote legacy giving as one of the key long-term impacts of Community Fundraising relationships.
- Accountable for community fundraising performance across the organisation through strategic leadership, prioritisation, governance, and investment decision-making.
- Lead cross-organisational collaboration by working closely with other Heads to maximise acquisition, integrated supporter journeys, and excellent supporter experience.
- Accountable for multi-million-pound income and expenditure budgets.
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- Must have extensive experience of setting strategic direction for a major community fundraising portfolio, with accountability for strategy, performance, and delivery.
- Must have a proven track record of planning, organising, and leading on major change programmes to deliver significant income growth.
- Experience of developing and managing strategic partnerships or community networks, including with faith-based audiences.
- Must have extensive experience of leading through influence across multiple functions, developing high-performing, motivated teams and improving performance where needed.
- Must have strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience of £1m+ budget management, forecasting income and driving ROI.
- Must have extensive knowledge and experience of using data, insight and testing to inform decision-making, improve performance and drive income growth.
- Must have excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
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Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
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Closing Date: Thursday 23rd July 2026.
Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 3rd August 2026.
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