Head of Fundraising

Villiers Park is on the cusp of new ambition in both scale and impact and if you want to help shape that journey by delivering an ambitious fundraising strategy that will transform outcomes for young people across the UK, this is the role for you.

Applications close: 9 a.m. Monday 21st July 2025

Location: Hybrid/Cambridge (with travel to London and in the UK)

About Villiers Educational Trust

Villiers Park Educational Trust is a national social mobility charity, delivering evidence-informed programmes that develop personal and employability skills and raise academic outcomes for young people aged 11-19 from under-represented backgrounds.

We believe every young person should have an equal opportunity to excel at school, at university and in their careers. Our programmes support young people to develop a greater range of possible selves through new opportunities, experiences and self-reflection.

About the role

As Head of Fundraising at Villiers Park Educational Trust, you ll play a critical leadership role, developing and delivering an ambitious fundraising strategy. Working closely with the CEO, you ll deliver growth in fundraising income across multiple streams, including corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations and major donors.

This is a role for someone passionate about social mobility, eager to enable the charity s ambitions to expand its reach and impact on society, who can complement strategic vision with proactive and hands-on fundraising and team leadership.

Villiers is on the cusp of new ambition in both scale and impact, and if you want to help shape that journey, this is the role for you.

Who we are looking for

You will thrive in leading and developing a high-performing team, leading from the front and encouraging a collaborative and supportive environment for your team.

You ll relish being an articulate and passionate advocate for the work of the charity at networking and sector events.

We re looking for an experienced fundraising leader with a strong track record across trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships and major donor fundraising. You ll be a strategic relationship builder with a track record of growing and nurturing high-value relationships and engaging with senior stakeholders.

You ll bring innovation, leadership and warmth with a strong emphasis on empowering others. In doing so, you ll help change the trajectory of thousands of young lives across the UK from under-represented backgrounds.

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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 21st July 2025.