Individual Giving Manager

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Do you have a genuine interest and passion to make a difference to women and their children?  

We are recruiting for a Individual Giving Manager to lead the Individual Giving Team, and will work closely with colleagues across fundraising and marketing teams to; create, test, monitor and evaluate appeals and campaigns, lead on Legacy, lottery, raffle and other income streams. The postholder will be working to and reporting on ambitious income and expenditure targets and ensuring that supporters have a positive experience of the charity.

About Life: 

Life’s a national pregnancy and maternal support charity that helps over 60,000 people a year. Through our services, we help people – whoever they are – to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish.  

Our services include   

  • Supported housing and community support   
  • Counselling and skilled listening   
  • Free pregnancy tests and baby supplies   

Our values 

All our work is underpinned by the following universal human values:  

  • Humanity – All people are special and equal.  
  • Solidarity – We’re with you and for you.  
  • Community – We’re better together.  
  • Charity – Doing good for one another. 
  • Common good – Building a better world. 

About you  

Reporting to the Director of Income Generation and leading the Individual Giving Team, the post holder will work closely with colleagues across the fundraising and marketing teams to; create, test, monitor and evaluate appeals and campaigns, lead on Legacy (and in-memoriam giving) lottery and raffle and other income streams associated with individual giving. The post holder will be working to and reporting on ambitious income and expenditure targets and ensuring that supporters have a positive experience of the charity.

The postholder will lead a Donor Administration Manager to deliver on a positive donor/supporter experience with the aim of retention of current supporters for the long term as well as acquisition of new donors, maximising the potential of all of our supporters. It forms a central part of the overall fundraising strategy, with the ultimate aim of growing our individual giving income to increase the impact of the charity and benefit those needing support in pregnancy, pregnancy loss or in the early years of a baby.

Information about the role:

For further information about the role, please see the attached job description.

Salary: £36,000 per annum

Benefits 

At Life we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our:   

  • Generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time hours)
  • Birthday Leave   
  • Extra annual leave for long term service   
  • Company Pension Scheme   
  • Signed member of the Menopause Workplace Pledge

Safeguarding and Equality 

Life is committed to protecting all staff, volunteers and service users from harm of any kind. Life expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct.    

We are committed to ensuring diversity and equality within our organisation by encouraging applications from all backgrounds.   

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. Life takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) which is paid for by the Charity.   

How to apply

The closing date is 9am on 14th May 2024

Interviews will take place on 20th May 2024

Should you be interested in this role, then please click on the Apply button below: 

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Contract:

35 hours per week

Location:

Home based (with occasional travel to Central Office, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire)

Salary:

£36,000 per annum

Closing date:

May 14, 2024

Assessment day:

May 20, 2024

Job Description: