Fundraising Manager
Employer: The Amber Trust
Location: Remote with occasional travel for meetings and events
Temporary: Fixed term two-year contract with the potential for extension
Working hours: 0.5 part time, 18.75 hours per week
Salary: £38,220 pro-rata
Closing date: Sunday 4th October 2026
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Role overview
The Fundraising Manager will play a key role in securing sustainable income to enable Amber to achieve its mission. Working closely with the CEO, you will develop and deliver fundraising across a diverse range of income streams, building strong relationships with funders, supporters and partners.
As Amber's sole fundraising professional, you will lead all aspects of income generation, building on established income streams such as trusts and foundations, community fundraising, individual giving and events, while developing income streams that are at an earlier stage, including legacy giving and corporate sponsorship. You will work closely with the CEO and colleagues across the organisation.
This is a varied and rewarding role that combines strategic planning with hands-on fundraising, offering the opportunity to make a direct impact on the lives of blind and partially sighted children through music.
Main duties and responsibilities
Planning and Monitoring:
· Work with the CEO to develop and implement the charity’s fundraising strategy.
· Develop annual fundraising income targets and activity plans with the CEO.
· Monitor fundraising income against agreed targets and budgets.
· Maintain and review and fundraising pipeline and forecast future income.
· Report regularly to the CEO and trustees on fundraising performance, pipeline and income forecasts.
Trusts and Foundations:
· Research and identify prospective grant funders.
· Develop and manage a pipeline of funding applications.
· Write compelling funding proposals and reports.
· Build and maintain relationships with new and existing funders.
· Ensure all reporting requirements are met on time.
· Deliver against an annual Trusts and Foundations income target of approximately £350,000, with specific targets agreed annually with the CEO.
Community Fundraising:
· Develop opportunities for individuals, schools, clubs and community groups to support Amber.
· Manage relationships with community fundraisers.
· Support the Communications Team in developing fundraising resources and guidance.
· Maximise income from challenge events and community fundraising activities.
· Develop and implement a plan to grow income from Community Fundraising, currently generating approximately £30,000 per year.
Corporate Sponsorship:
· Identify and approach prospective corporate partners.
· Develop sponsorship packages.
· Build long-term mutually beneficial relationships with new and existing corporate partners.
· Work with colleagues to deliver corporate partnership benefits.
· Explore opportunities for Charity of the Year partnerships and employee fundraising.
· Develop a pipeline of prospective corporate partners and grow income from corporate partnerships over time.
Individual Giving:
· Help develop Amber's individual giving programme.
· Steward existing donors to encourage repeat and increased giving.
· Work with the CEO and Communications Team to develop appeals and supporter communications.
· Develop Amber’s legacy fundraising.
· Develop and implement a plan to grow income from Individual Giving, currently generating approximately £50,000 per year.
Events and Campaigns:
· Lead the planning and delivery of fundraising campaigns.
· Coordinate fundraising events, working with colleagues and volunteers.
· Evaluate campaign performance and maximise return on investment.
General Responsibilities:
· Maintain accurate records using the charity's CRM/database Salesforce.
· Ensure compliance with fundraising legislation, GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator's Code of Fundraising Practice.
· Represent Amber professionally with external stakeholders.
· Contribute to the wider work of the organisation as required.
Person specification
Please note all criteria are essential unless otherwise stated.
Qualifications:
· Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent professional knowledge and experience.
· Desirable: A professional fundraising qualification or membership of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
Experience:
· Demonstrable experience of successfully securing four- and five-figure gifts or grants within the charity sector.
· Experience of writing successful grant applications.
· Experience of managing relationships with funders and donors (including major donors).
· Experience of meeting or exceeding income targets.
· Experience of planning and delivering fundraising campaigns.
· Experience of individual giving or regular giving programmes.
· Desirable: Experience of corporate fundraising.
· Desirable: Experience of community fundraising.
· Desirable: Experience of working within a small charity.
· Desirable: Experience of working with those with vision impairment.
Knowledge:
· Understanding of a range of fundraising income streams.
· Knowledge of fundraising regulation and best practice.
· Understanding of donor stewardship and relationship management.
· Awareness of GDPR and data protection principles.
· Desirable: Knowledge of fundraising within disability, music education or children's services.
Skills:
· Excellent written communication and proposal writing skills.
· Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
· Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
· Numerate with experience of preparing budgets for funding applications.
· Confident using Microsoft Office and Salesforce.
Personal Qualities:
· Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
· Creative and able to identify new opportunities.
· Collaborative team player.
· Resilient and able to work independently.
· Strong attention to detail.
· Commitment to Amber's mission and values.
Additional information
This job description helps the postholder to understand their main duties. It is not exhaustive, and the duties may change from time to time, in discussion with the postholder and consistent with the level of responsibility of the post.
The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
The post may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced (working with children) DBS check.
The postholder may be required to attend training courses, in person and online.
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