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Fundraising Development Officer

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Young Lives vs Cancer

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United Kingdom , London

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32091.00 GBP / Year
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Job Description:

This role is central to ensuring our fundraisers are equipped with the tools, assets, and information they need to fundraise efficiently and effectively through every step of the donor journey. This exciting role will play key part in helping to drive our ambitious plans to grow Young Lives vs Cancer’s high value income to £8m net by 2028. In this role, you will work on a variety of projects from concept stage through to delivery that will help create a step change in the pace and scale at which the team can attract, engage, secure and retain support from high value audiences. You will also lead on the delivery of an exceptional high-value stewardship and cultivation strategy, ensuring every supporter experiences a personalised, impactful journey.

Job Responsibility:

  • Create and maintain a suite of clear and compelling written and designed communications including funding propositions, toolkits and cases for support to secure six and seven figure gifts from high value audiences
  • Coordinate stewardship moments across Philanthropy and Partnerships aligned to key calendar events throughout the year
  • Being responsible for development and overseeing an exciting stewardship and cultivation strategy and action plan for newly identified and top prospects, designed to support the delivery of targets and KPIs around high value fundraising development and income growth
  • Support the development of a culture of philanthropy across the organisation by helping colleagues understand and engage with high-value fundraising
  • Ensure accurate and timely updating of donor stewardship activities and communications in the fundraising CRM, supporting effective donor journey tracking and reporting

Requirements:

  • Strong understanding of visual design principles and highly skilled in using Canva and other similar programme to design and create engaging fundraising assets
  • Knowledge of philanthropy & partnerships fundraising including an understanding of the different high value audiences and typical motivations for giving
  • Outstanding writing skills e.g. copy writing, proofreading and editing with the ability to adapt messaging for different high value audiences
  • Strong planning and organisational skills
  • able to work with tight deadlines
  • Demonstrable experience of: Writing winning bids, applications, proposals or reports for at least one of our high value audiences e.g. companies, trusts and foundations, or high net worth individuals
  • End-to-end project management
  • Developing and managing relationships with multiple internal stakeholders to deliver results
  • Experience working with fundraising CRMs, with a strong understanding of how to record, track and report on donor interactions and stewardship activities
What we offer:
  • Flexible working
  • Wellbeing, Thinking & Growth Days: four days a year
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Great family/caring leave entitlements
  • Enhanced pension
  • Access to our employee savings scheme

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 11, 2026

Expiration:
January 15, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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