Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager

Direct reports: Up to one direct report
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 (pro rata, including London Weighting)
Location: Hammersmith (hybrid working pattern)
Hours: 21 hours per week (occasional out-of-hours for donor events)
Contract: Permanent

*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, BAME and LBT communities.

We appreciate that many working women have commitments outside of work, so we’re open to discuss flexible working options and solutions that suit you and still suit the needs of the business. Please indicate in your supporting statement if you’d like to discuss flexible working options with the Hiring Manager, should they contact you regarding your application.

About us:

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

About the role:

The Fundraising Manager leads the diversification of voluntary income across trusts and foundations, corporate partners and individual donors. The postholder builds and manages a robust prospect pipeline, develops compelling cases for support and applications, and stewards’ donors to drive sustainable, multi-year growth in unrestricted and restricted income. Working with colleagues, they ensures fundraising complies with the Code of Fundraising Practice and Charity Commission guidance, and that activity aligns with organisational priorities and impact.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• ·       Co-develop and deliver annual fundraising plans for trusts, corporates, and individual giving (mid-level and HNWIs).

• ·       Build and manage a prospect pipeline, conduct due diligence, and create tailored strategies for donor cultivation and engagement.

• ·       Write high-quality proposals, cases for support, and budgets, gathering data and stories to highlight impact and needs.

• ·       Lead donor stewardship efforts through tailored acknowledgements, reporting, and relationship management to retain and upgrade donors.

• ·       Design and implement fundraising campaigns (appeals, digital campaigns, regular giving, legacy journeys) aligned with audience insights.

• ·       Secure and manage corporate partnerships, focusing on employee giving, sponsorship, and pro bono initiatives.

• ·       Maintain fundraising records in CRM systems, monitor pipeline performance, forecast income, and generate monthly reports.

• ·       Ensure compliance with fundraising standards, data protection laws, and ethical fundraising practices, embedding these across all activities.

About You

• To be successful in this role, you’ll need experience in:

• Fundraising across trusts, foundations, corporates, and individual giving, including mid-level and high-net-worth donors.

• Building and maintaining a research-informed prospect pipeline, conducting due diligence checks, and developing tailored cultivation strategies.

• Writing compelling proposals, budgets, and cases for support, using data, stories, and evidence to show impact.

• Leading donor stewardship, ensuring personalized acknowledgements, impact reporting, and relationship management for retention and upgrades.

• Designing and executing individual giving activities such as appeals, digital campaigns, regular giving, and legacy giving programs.

•   Securing and managing corporate partnerships, including employee giving, sponsorship, and cause-related marketing initiatives.

• Managing accurate records in CRM systems and tracking fundraising performance, forecasting income, and preparing monthly reports.

• Ensuring compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection regulations, and ethical fundraising standards.

• Enure all work undertaken is aligned to the service/division’s annual plan and that all policies, processes and guidance notes are up to date and in line with best practice/current legislation.

• Policies and procedure: Ensure the effective implementation of Advance’s Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity and other policies and procedures and uphold the core values of Advance.

• Equality and diversity: Advance aims to create and sustain an inclusive work environment which provides equality of opportunity for everyone and reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The postholder is required to uphold the Equality and Diversity policy and comply with the code of conduct which sets out our standards of behaviour towards those who use our services or work within them.

• Confidentiality: The post holder must ensure that any information relating to employees, service users, and volunteers (future, current and past) is treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of the team or manager. This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time.

• Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

·          Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert will be considered. 

Closing Date for Applications:

Interviews are taking place on:

We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria (whereas men apply if they meet only 60% of the requirements). We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.

Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have any additional needs, please email talent@advancecharity.org.uk and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

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Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and believe the variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences it brings creates an effective environment in which talents can be fully utilised to achieve our goals.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

•   An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 

•   Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

•   Pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to Yoga/Meditation and many more activities on our wellbeing online platform

• Employee eye-care scheme

• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

• Organisation wide away days

• Thorough induction and training

• Career development pathways