Fundraising Manager

The role of Fundraising Manager at St Giles Trust involves leading fundraising efforts to support the charity's mission of empowering disadvantaged individuals. Responsibilities include managing income streams, building donor relationships, and overseeing fundraising campaigns. The position requires strong communication, organisational, and strategic skills, with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the charity's values.

Responsible to:

Head of Voluntary Fundraising

Responsible for:

Fundraising Assistant

Hours:

Full Time, 35 hours per week

Grade:

Band 5

Location:

Hybrid Working. London based: 1-2 days/week in Head Office and occasional travel external meetings.

Holiday:

30 days + bank and statutory holidays (pro-rated if part time)

Salary:

£37,500 per annum

Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.

Application Deadline:

Thursday, 18th December 2025 at 9.00am

Interview Date:

Wednesday, 7th January 2025

Please note this role requires a Basic DBS Check

St Giles Trust is a Charity helping people facing severe disadvantage to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. We help them to become positive contributors to local communities and wider society. We passionately believe everybody is capable of changing their lives. Our mission is we empower people to overcome injustices for themselves, their families and their local communities – we achieve this through offering support from someone who has been there. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.

You will be part of the Voluntary Fundraising Team helping with to deliver an ambitious new voluntary strategy for that will help us:

• Diversify our income generation model
• Increase growth of voluntary income by 15% through restricted and unrestricted funding streams

Fundraising Manager postholder is central to us realising this ambition with a focus on increasing income from a variety of income sources including Trusts & Foundations, Fundraising Appeals, Individual Giving and Legacy.

You will be an excellent relationship builder and communicator, equally comfortable talking about the work of St Giles to senior stakeholders as well as writing grant applications to Trusts & Foundations for five and six figure donations.

• Leading on applications and relationship management of Trusts and Foundations, working with Trusts and Foundations Officer and Head of Voluntary Fundraising to raise £2m from Trusts and Foundations each year.
• Managing campaigns and events to raise £200,000 across Appeals, Individual Giving, and Legacy per year.
• Managing Fundraising Assistant to support them with administration tasks for the team including tracking income and stewardship of donors.
• Manage and refine processes for recordkeeping ensuring that we are utilising our Fundraising database ETapestry to its maximum potential, in line with GDPR requirements.
• Manage a multitude of fundraising systems through which we receive funds e.g. Enthuse, Paypal Giving, Payroll Giving and continuously strive to streamline and get the most out of all systems.
• Working closely with the Finance team to set and review annual budgets.

Trusts & Foundations

• Developing & design excellent, high-quality applications, presentations, and pitches to secure 5,6 and 7 figure funding opportunities from Trusts & Foundations.
• Providing excellent stewardship to existing donors including writing reports, arranging, planning and hosting visits for key stakeholders and ambassadors that inspire them to continue to support St Giles.
• Co-ordinating and managing input from internal and external stakeholders to submit high quality funding applications.
• Developing service delivery models & budgets collaboratively with frontline teams.
• Improving how St Giles generate unrestricted income across streams through proactive, innovative, strategic ideas.
• Representing St Giles at a range of community and fundraising events.

Individual Giving & Legacy

• Managing the development and implementation of our Individual Giving and Legacy Strategy providing regular data analysis & reporting on our progress.
• Growing our Individual Giving and Legacy income stream through single and regular giving appeals.
• Working with Communications team to devise and launch two fundraising appeals per year on local and national scales.
• Identifying and liaise with Ambassadors and Patrons who can increase our reach and promote IG & Legacy campaigns.
• Ensuring that confidentiality and security of information is maintained in accordance with our Confidentiality, Data Protection, IT and Security policies. Promoting sustainable working practices and reducing the environmental impact of St Giles work.
• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to St Giles values and to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of St Giles approach to employing and developing lived experience including how it is applied in line with our values.

Please use the points outlined below to show how you meet the requirements of the role by addressing each of three person specification areas: 1) Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications 2) Skills 3) Personal Qualities.

Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications

• Two years' experience working in a charity fundraising environment.
• Proven track record of winning and/or managing 5 figure grants.
• Database management experience.
• Experience devising, planning and implementing fundraising appeals.
• A good understanding of fundraising best practice and regulations, including Fundraising Regulator guidelines, GDPR and data protection.
• Knowledge of anti-discriminatory working practices, and the implications of both within the working environment.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to engage external stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent written and communication skills with a good ability to write compelling and informative copy for reports, applications and external communications that are tailored to audience need.
• Hardworking, self-motivated, pro-active individual with demonstrable evidence of working well under own initiative and pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to think strategically and develop innovative ideas to help us stand out to our existing and new donors.
• Good organisational and administrative skills including organising and delivering key events and engagement activities for potential & existing supporters to a high standard.
• Advanced IT skills – Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint (essential) Canva.

Personal Qualities

It is important to us to have kind, flexible, adaptable, and empathic individuals within the team. Therefore, your contribution to the organisation should be one that supports creating an inclusive and safe environment. You will consciously aim to use your position within the organisation for the enablement of others by creating a collaborative, empowering, respectful, and inspiring environment where people look forward to coming to work.

In addition, the success candidate will:

• Have an interest in and commitment to the long-term success and development of St Giles.
• Be flexible and adaptable and take on ad hoc tasks when required.
• Act as a role model for the organisation with integrity and a demonstrable commitment to upholding professional standards.
• Positive attitude towards staff and lived experience model.
• Respect for the values and ethos of St Giles Trust.

In St Giles, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, nonresponsive, or neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

1. Download the application form.

2. Complete the application form, including the personal statement in relation to the job description.

3. Once completed, please return it by email to Please include the Job Title and Job Code in your email subject.

4. The deadline for this job application is Thursday, 18th December 2025 at 9.00am.

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This job description is a statement of requirements at the time of writing and is not contractual. It should not be seen as precluding future changes after appointment to this role.