Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Manager Required for London-based Charity.

The Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development (FORWARD), founded in 1985, is a niche African-led women's rights organisation that champions equality and rights of African women and girls in the UK, Europe and Africa. We work to end all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) from female genital mutilation and child marriage to domestic and sexual violence. We tackle abuse and discrimination, enabling African women and girls to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve.

Location: West London with home-working flexibility

Salary: £40,000 - £45,500

Reports to: Executive Director

Line Reports: Fundraising Assistant and Communications Assistant

Hours: Part time, 28 hours a week

Duration: 2-year fixed term with possibility for extension

Benefits: Access to a 3% pension contribution and 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata). We also provide employees two days additional "duvet days between Christmas and New Year."

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, versatile and experienced Fundraising Manager who shares FORWARD's mission to end violence against women and girls. We are looking for a strategic thinker and doer with a passion for justice and equity who can strengthen our income streams, raise our public profile, and deepen our donor and partner relationships.

You will lead our competitive tendering and grant application work, develop our new area of corporate partnerships, and play a pivotal role in ensuring FORWARD takes a strategic and sustainable approach to income generation. You'll provide first-class stewardship to existing supporters and funders, while cultivating new prospects to maximise income for the charity.

As this role involves working closely with women and girls affected by gender-based violence, it is open to women applicants only, in line with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1).

What You'll Do:

• Work with senior leadership and the Board to shape fundraising strategy, identify new income opportunities, and support long-term organisational planning.
• Lead and deliver multi-stream fundraising (trusts, corporates, individual giving, digital campaigns), secure high-value bids, and build strong donor and partner relationships.
• Oversee donor communications, CRM management, and collaborate with the communications team to produce impactful content and campaigns that support fundraising goals.
• Line-manage fundraising and communications staff, monitor budgets and performance, and provide regular progress reports to senior leaders and trustees.
• Ensure compliance with charity and fundraising regulations, represent the organisation at external events, support internal collaboration, and contribute to a culture of fundraising across the team.

About You

• You'll bring: fundraising and delivering successful income
• Proven experience in multi-stream fundraising and income generation.
• Strong written skills for donor materials, reports, and campaigns.
• Skilled in managing donor/stakeholder relationships and supporting staff.
• Confident using CRM and digital tools; organised and detail-focused.
• Collaborative, proactive, mission-driven, and flexible with working hours.

It's an advantage if you also have:

• Experience in fundraising, partnerships, and bid/trust applications for charities.
• Knowledge of intersectionality, African diaspora women's issues, and sensitive communication.
• Skilled in data protection, donor management, and inclusive, anti-racist practice.
• Creative, solutions-focused, adaptable, and team-oriented with a willingness to grow.

How to apply

Please email your CV and a separate supporting statement specific to this position by an email via the button below by the application deadline below.

In your cover letter, please don't repeat the information covered in your CV, but do include how you meet the job specifications and why you feel you're the best person for this role. Your covering letter should include:

• Why you would like to work for FORWARD?
• Why this particular role interests you?

Please use the job description and person specification information in this application pack to detail your suitability. If you would like to submit your application in a different format, please get in touch via email or phone () and we can discuss how best to facilitate your request. CVs submitted on their own, without a supporting statement, will not be considered.

If this opportunity sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don't match every requirement exactly, we would still encourage you to apply - you may just be the perfect fit.

FORWARD is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

This post is restricted to women applicants only, as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Application deadline: 9th December 2025.

Interviews: 8 th & 9 th January 2025.