Artis Recruitment
Interim Senior Fundraising & Communications Lead
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Interim Senior Fundraising & Communications Lead
6 Month Fixed Term Contract | 30 Hours over 4 Days | Bristol / Hybrid | £45,000 FTE
Lead the strategy. Shape the future. Create lasting impact.
Are you an accomplished fundraising professional who thrives on securing transformational income and building meaningful partnerships?
We're working with an ambitious and highly respected charitable organisation at a pivotal stage of its journey. Following the launch of an exciting new strategic direction, they are looking for an experienced Interim Senior Fundraising & Communications Lead to drive income generation, strengthen their profile and help shape the next chapter of their growth.
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic fundraising, relationship management and impactful communications in a role where your work will directly influence the future success of an organisation delivering life-changing services.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you'll lead fundraising strategy, identify new income opportunities and develop compelling funding proposals that secure significant grants and long-term partnerships.
Alongside fundraising, you'll oversee communications activity, ensuring the organisation tells its story with authenticity and impact across digital, media and stakeholder channels. You'll also provide leadership to a small, talented team and work collaboratively across the organisation to maximise funding opportunities and raise organisational profile.
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What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy.
- Identify and secure new funding from Trusts, Foundations, statutory bodies and major funders.
- Write exceptional funding bids, reports and proposals.
- Build long-term relationships with funders, partners and supporters.
- Lead the development of compelling case studies and impact reporting.
- Drive the organisation's communications strategy across digital and traditional channels.
- Manage and develop a small fundraising and communications team.
- Monitor fundraising performance and provide strategic insight to the executive team.
- Champion collaboration across the organisation to maximise fundraising success.
About You
You'll already have a proven track record of delivering successful fundraising strategies and securing substantial grant income.
You'll also bring:
- Significant experience securing five and six figure grants.
- Outstanding bid writing and storytelling skills.
- Excellent knowledge of Trusts, Foundations and statutory funding.
- Strong commercial awareness and financial understanding.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Experience developing strategic fundraising plans.
- The ability to analyse complex information and present compelling funding cases.
- A collaborative leadership style with experience managing or mentoring others.
- Excellent written communication skills and an eye for impactful content.
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Why Apply?
This is far more than an interim fundraising role.
You'll join an organisation with a powerful social purpose, ambitious leadership team and genuine appetite for growth. Your work will influence strategic direction, create sustainable income streams and help deliver services that make a meaningful difference to people's lives.
If you're looking for an opportunity where your expertise will have visible, lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Package
- £45,000 FTE
- Six month fixed-term contract
- 30 hours per week over four days
- Hybrid working with approximately one day per week in Bristol
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Additional leave over the Christmas period
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing support and collaborative team culture
- Access to modern co-working facilities
If you're an experienced fundraising leader ready to make an immediate impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.
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