Fundraising and Income Generation Lead

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit a dynamic and experienced Fundraising and Income Generation Lead to drive the charity’s income generation and ensure the sustainability of the organisation vital work.

If you have a passion for making a difference and a track record of success in multi-channel fundraising, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Fundraising and Income Generation Lead you will:

• Develop and implement an innovative income generation strategy across major donors, trusts, foundations, corporate partnerships, individual giving, legacies, and digital fundraising.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key funders, donors, and stakeholders to secure sustainable income streams.
• Lead and manage a small, high-performing fundraising team.
• Oversee the development and delivery of fundraising campaigns and initiatives, ensuring targets and budgets are met.
• Identify new funding opportunities, develop compelling grant applications, and manage statutory funding applications.
• Work closely with senior leadership to align fundraising efforts with organisational goals.
• Monitor fundraising performance and provide detailed reports to the Executive Team and Board.
• Represent the charity at events, networking opportunities, and external meetings to enhance the charity’s profile.     

To be successful, you must have experience:

• Proven experience in developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies across multiple income streams.
• A strong track record of securing significant grants and funding from trusts, foundations, and corporates (ideally in the region of £1m+).
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage major donors, funders, and corporate partners.
• Experience managing and leading a small team to deliver impactful fundraising initiatives.
• Knowledge of digital fundraising, online giving platforms, and social media campaigns.
• Exceptional project management and financial analysis skills to support donor engagement and organisational growth.
• A proactive, strategic thinker with outstanding communication and negotiation skills.

Salary: £50,000 per annum

Contract type:  Full-time, 1 year FTC with possibility to go permanent

Location- Sudbury, Suffolk, hybrid working

 Closing date: 4th March at 9am, Please note, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.   

Interview: TBC

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to Dagmara.depaula@harrishill.co.uk

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, 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.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.