We’re hiring

Fundraising Manager

We are seeking an ambitious and strategic Fundraising Manager to sustain and grow our income from trusts, foundations and corporate partners. This is a hands-on role for an experienced fundraiser who enjoys translating complex work into compelling funding propositions and building strong relationships with supporters. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will lead on our trusts and foundations pipeline, manage key corporate partners, write high-quality funding applications and support the development of our stewardship and wider fundraising strategies.

This is initially a 6 month contract, with the aim of becoming permanent subject to funding. As Jangala is a growing organisation, you will also help shape fundraising tools/processes and there is potential for this role to evolve according to your skills, interests and development goals over time. 

Details of the role

Key responsibilities will include:

Trusts & Foundations

  • Leading a pipeline of UK and global trusts and foundations and other grantmakers, including researching and cultivating new opportunities, developing proposals, coordinating internal inputs and submitting high-quality bids

  • Managing relationships with our current funders, with a focus on stewardship, reporting and renewals, ensuring accurate, timely and engaging updates on progress and impact

  • Working with Head of Fundraising to review our current pipeline, refine our trusts and foundations strategy and identify our approach for priority opportunities, including National Lottery

  • Developing and implementing a clear stewardship strategy for trusts and foundation funders

Corporate Partnerships

  • Account managing key corporate partners to maintain strong relationships and identify opportunities to deepen engagement over time

  • Leading on partnership planning, relationship management, partnership storytelling, impact reporting and, where relevant, corporate volunteering activities

Fundraising Strategy and Support

  • Working with programme and technology teams to develop a strong understanding of Jangala’s work and translate this into compelling fundraising narratives

  • Supporting the Head of Fundraising with pipeline management, forecasting and fundraising planning

  • Maintaining accurate records in Jangala’s CRM and funder tracking systems

  • Contributing to the development of fundraising materials, case studies and impact content

  • Representing Jangala at external meetings or events to raise our profile and expand our network

  • Inputting into Jangala’s evolving fundraising strategy and income diversification

  • Keeping aware of trends and innovations in the wider fundraising sector, identifying new opportunities and approaches for us to explore

  • As our fundraising portfolio evolves, potential to  take on more varied responsibilities, such as gaming fundraising or corporate new business, or lead a single income stream

The person we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who is confident writing funding applications and managing relationships, and who is motivated by Jangala’s mission and values. You do not need to meet every criterion below to apply. If you are excited by the role and believe you could add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

Core Requirements:

  • A strong track record in trusts and foundations fundraising, including prospect research, bid writing, stewardship and reporting

  • Experience strategically growing funder relationships over time and identifying new income opportunities

  • Excellent written communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to produce clear, persuasive and well-structured funding applications and reports

  • Ability to understand complex programmes or technical work and translate it into compelling funding proposals

  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities

  • Confidence working collaboratively with colleagues across different teams and representing the organisation externally

  • Knowledge of grantmaking trends, with a proactive and reflective approach to improving fundraising practice

  • Commitment to Jangala’s mission and values

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience managing corporate partners

  • Understanding of digital exclusion in the UK or globally and/or experience of working with digital inclusion or tech for good organisations

  • Experience writing impactful partnership/fundraising communications for channels such as LinkedIn, social media, internal comms or blogs

  • Experience of or interest in gaming fundraising

Important Details

This is a 6 month Fixed term contract with the opportunity to extend.

Jangala’s office is based in London and operates a remote-first working policy. Travel to our London office will be required for collaborative work at least once a week.

We are committed to creating an environment that attracts, motivates, and supports the best people from all backgrounds. This includes:

  • Flexible working (general arrangement is one day in the office per week)

  • 29 days of paid leave a year, on top of paid bank holidays (in a normal year that’s 37)

  • Quarterly bonus assessed on a whole team level

  • 5% employer pension contribution

  • Gender inclusive office facilities

  • Free gym and climbing membership

  • Potential shadow share options in future commercialisation

  • Enhanced parental leave

  • A real focus on learning and development with each person having an L&D budget

  • Yearly opportunities to volunteer and gain on-the-ground experience of the impact Jangala is having in communities and disaster areas

  • Team days out

  • A hiring process that emphasises experience, talent and motivation, rather than academic qualifications or CV specifics

We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religious beliefs or none. We particularly encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the technology and charity industries.

The salary range for this role is £35,000-£40,000 per annum, with consideration for part-time arrangements.

How to Apply

If you’re motivated by our mission and believe you can help drive Jangala’s demonstration of its impact and continuous improvement during the next phase of the organisation’s journey, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by following this link and uploading a CV (1-2 pages) and a cover letter (1 page) detailing why you’re a great fit for this role.

 We look forward to your application.