Regional Fundraising Manager

We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.

We have an opportunity for a Regional Fundraising Manager to join our Regional Relationships team and help grow Blood Cancer UK’s fundraising impact across the region.

This role will focus on building and managing relationships with supporters and regional corporate partners, creating rewarding fundraising experiences and developing opportunities that increase engagement and income.

Working with colleagues across Regional Relationships, Public Fundraising, Partnerships, Philanthropy and Communications, you’ll help deliver excellent supporter stewardship and strengthen our connections with communities affected by blood cancer.

We’re looking for someone with experience of:

• Building strong relationships with supporters, volunteers, corporates or stakeholders.
• Community or corporate fundraising, with a focus on income growth.
• Using insight and data to identify opportunities and improve performance.
• Managing a varied workload and working collaboratively across teams.

The role involves regular travel across the region to meet supporters and stakeholders, as well as national travel approximately 6–8 times per year. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for business purposes are required.

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of decision-making and lead the development and implementation of the Regional Relationships Strategy to drive net income growth aligned with the wider Public Fundraising strategy.
• Monitor and manage the region’s budget, including proposing corrective actions and business cases for investment as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Engagement Directorate and wider organisation to support organisational development and deliver strategic objectives.
• Grow and sustain positive relationships with regional supporters and corporates to maximize their contribution to the charity.
• Engage regional supporters and corporates in fundraising activities to build the brand and communicate key organisational messages.
• Maintain expert knowledge of best practices and trends in regional relationships fundraising, including sector networking.
• Represent Blood Cancer UK to senior external audiences to support the charity’s vision and enhance its profile and reputation.
• Ensure all regional fundraising activities comply with charity law, regulations, and Blood Cancer UK’s compliance standards.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Knowledge

• Knowledge of best practice and equality in volunteer management practice
• Proactive working knowledge of relationship management databases or similar
• Knowledge of best practice in community fundraising, including regional corporate fundraising

Skills

• Ability to analyse the performance and key trends of complex programmes and produce clear proposals for improvements and growth; then effectively plan, implement and evaluate changes to deliver growth
• Ability to build, manage and develop supplier and supporter relationships up to Leadership level
• Ability to take a flexible approach to managing a wide and varied workload, prioritising and delegating accordingly, ensuring achievement of targets within a fast-paced and changing environment with tight deadlines
• Advanced analytical skills for interpreting complex data and guiding strategic decisions
• Holds full UK driving license and has access to own car for business purposes

Experience

• Experience of planning and budget setting in the complex range of activities under Community/Regional and Corporate Fundraising, with a demonstrable track record of growing income
• Experience of successfully developing and implementing supporter journeys to maximize net income, average gifts and repeat support

About Blood Cancer UK

HOW TO APPLY

We ask you to send us a CV and cover letter. In your cover letter, we'd like to know why you're interested in working with us at Blood Cancer UK. It's also helpful if you tell us why you think you are a great candidate for this role based on the skills, knowledge and expertise section above. Your cover letter doesn't have to be too long, 1-2 pages is ideal. Please don't add photos or graphics to your CV, as we use blind shortlisting at this stage of the process.

Full details about our recruitment

processes, including how we use blind shortlisting and what to expect at each stage of the process can be found on our

website. Sometimes we close our vacancies early, usually because we have had a lot of great applicants, so we’d always encourage you to apply early rather than wait until the deadline.

WHY WORK AT BLOOD CANCER UK?

We're the 9th best charity in the UK to work for according to Best Companies 2021! 

We started because of Susan, we’ll get there because of you.

We started because of Susan, we’ll get there because of you.

Blood Cancer UK was started by one family who lost their daughter, Susan, to blood cancer, and that history and sense of family continues to shape who we are today. When you join Blood Cancer UK, you don’t just become an organisational employee – you become part of a collaborative community dedicated to funding research into beating blood cancer that includes some of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet.

And we’re not that far away from beating blood cancer. We’re confident we can do it within the next generation, and this makes us hugely ambitious and gives us a sense of real urgency. It also means we’re changing quickly as an organisation as we constantly challenge ourselves and strive to become more and more effective. This pace of change means working here isn’t for everyone. But if you’re excited by the chance to work in a fast-paced, agile and supportive environment with the focus and ambition to beat blood cancer this could be the place for you! We focus on results rather than time spent at a desk, so we deliver more for people affected by blood cancer.

Blood Cancer UK offers the chance to work for and with people affected by blood cancer, and the opportunity to advance your career and develop your skillset whilst taking on exciting new challenges and making your mark. 

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. Read our

statement which reflects our strong drive to change in this area.

To this end we would welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

You can read some examples of how we can support you through the application and interview process

You can read some examples of how we can support you through the application and interview process

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