Fundraising Manager (Part time 0.4 FTE)
We are looking for a new Fundraising Manager!
JOB DESCRIPTION – Recruitment Pack
Job Title: Fundraising Manager
Job Purpose: To develop fundraising proposals and raise funds from trusts and foundations. To raise funds for Action Village India through our trading activities and events.
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: £30,000 pro rata
Hours: 14 hours per week (equivalent to 2 working days), ideally including Wednesday and Thursday (with a strong possibility of 21 hours per week equivalent to 3 working days in future).
By agreement there is an option to work an additional, paid, 8 events days over the full year. This is related to WOMAD and our other events. This is revised annually based on the agreed workplan.
Location: Dalston, London (5 Balls Pond Road, N1 4AX)
Contract: Permanent, pending a successful 6-month probationary period Annual Leave: 25 days (pro rata)
Pension scheme: Action Village India provides access to an auto-enrolment pension plan through the Pensions Trust for all staff who have completed 6 months of satisfactory service with 3% employer contribution.
In line with legal requirements this post is subject to a Right to Work check. Accessibility: We would like to offer our sincere regrets that due to the location of our office this position isn’t suitable for anyone with additional accessibility needs. The Action Village India office is on the second floor with a narrow staircase and no lift. If this situation changes in the future, we will update the information for any future vacancies.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 30th January 2026
FUNDRAISING
1.1 Fundraising Management and Donor Liaison:
- In line with Action Village India’s project funding priorities, research and develop fundraising proposals for new and ongoing projects to be submitted to major donors, trusts and foundations as well as other appropriate sources.
- Keep up to date spreadsheets and databases tracking donor deadlines, the status of applications and reporting deadlines.
- Ensure that material from partners for monitoring reports is developed as needed and work to ensure that reports are submitted as required and to agreed deadlines.
- Support the Executive Director with fundraising and reporting to individuals and trusts.
1.2 Events
- Plan and manage, in collaboration with the Action Village India team, the events for the year
- Attend Action Village India fundraising events (evenings and weekends as agreed with the team)
- Attend WOMAD festival and support the Action Village India team with the successful running of the Action Village India stall and presence at the festival.
1.3 Individual Giving
- Planning and delivering our regular appeals and engagement communications.
- Develop new ways to engage our supporters’ base and grow income from Individual Giving products.
- Build engaging journeys to retain existing supporters and develop more supporters.
1.4 Communications and Development Management
- Create communications content that inspires supporter engagement and promotes loyalty.
- Contribute relevant material and content to Action Village India newsletters. · To contribute to the communication materials – Annual Report and Appeals
- Supply project information to support appeals to individual donors, and at public events including WOMAD; co-organise the exhibition at WOMAD.
- Work with partners to generate engaging communications and marketing materials about the progress of their work, including visual content.
- Work with partners to generate material on which to base awareness-raising and educational work in the UK, where appropriate.
- Manage the creation of the organisation’s content, for example, leaflets, webpages and annual reports.
- Work closely with the Communications and Administrative Officer to support the creation of social media content and other customer relationship material, ensuring this feeds directly into the Communications Strategy.
- Support the Executive Director in monitoring and assisting with formal progress reports to funders, and any other work based on the organisation’s requirements.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent Action Village India as required.
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. · Keep confidential any personal, private or sensitive information.
- Cover for colleagues or undertake other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post as necessary.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
EXPERIENCE
- Ideal minimum of three years proven experience in fundraising from trusts and foundations, events and individual giving.
- Proven experience in writing project proposals and reports for funders.
- Proven success in raising funds from trusts and foundations in the UK, working alone or perhaps as part of a larger fundraising team.
- Experience co-organising events and fundraising activities.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
- Knowledge of Trusts and Foundations and institutional fundraisers particularly in the UK.
- Knowledge of the international solidarity and development landscape and/or familiar with funder processes, databases and requirements.
- Knowledge of Charity Law, Data Protection, Fundraising Code of Practice and other relevant marketing or fundraising standards in the UK.
- Ability to produce high quality written project proposals, narrative and financial reports and communications materials for a range of audiences.
- Ability to absorb, filter and re-present information for new audience
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- A passion to support humanitarian, social and economic activities that benefit the often-marginalised communities in India.
- Excellent communication skills: presenting complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively.
- Proficiency in using Excel.
- Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face of changing priorities and multiple demands.
- Ability to self-manage your workload and be suited to working in a very small team, being flexible and able to take initiative
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to work systematically to deadlines.
- Demonstrable interpersonal and relationship building skills, including, if possible, building cross-cultural relationships and working remotely with organisations in other parts of the world.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
- Experience of working in partnership and solidarity with national and local NGOs.
- Ideally, experience of working in international development with a specific focus on Asia and India.
- Clean driving licence
- IT skills
- Photoshop and Indesign experience
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary (in particular, WOMAD festival which falls on the last weekend of July).
- Able to travel to rural India if required
- Commitment to equal opportunities, anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practices.
- Ability to apply awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion issues to all areas of work.
- Commitment to the values, vision and ethos of Action Village India. These are summarised in our Ethical Policy
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION POLICY STATEMENT
Action Village India recognises that discrimination and victimisation is unacceptable and that it is in the interests of the Charity and its Employees (which includes all staff, trustees, volunteers and interns) to utilise the skills of the total workforce. It is the aim of the Charity to ensure that no Employee or job applicant receives less favourable facilities or treatment (either directly or indirectly) in recruitment or employment on grounds of age, disability, gender/gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation (the protected characteristics).
Our policy Principles
- We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation which celebrates difference and creates relationships of mutual respect. We know that we must act positively to ensure we work well together and increase our representation of diversity.
- We will not tolerate behaviour that is discriminatory, intimidating, humiliating or causes harm to others. This includes (but is not limited to) abuse, bullying or harassment of any kind.
- Everyone has a duty to uphold these principles and speak out about negative behaviour and practice (either directly through informal discussion or by reporting them). • Anyone reporting unacceptable behaviours will be taken seriously, offered confidentiality and protected from victimisation as a result of their disclosure.
- We will investigate concerns raised, promptly, taking into account the wishes of the person making the disclosure
- Deliberately false and malicious claims may constitute bullying or harassment and will not be tolerated.
- Managers and Trustees have a specific responsibility and a duty to; • Promote positive action and challenge people to act in accordance with expectations.
- Support people to develop their knowledge and skills in these areas, ensuring that their team members attend the appropriate awareness sessions as required. • Act quickly to investigate and act when they are made aware of breaches of our standards.
HOW TO APPLY AND TIMELINE
Application is by way of CV with a Supporting Statement that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4 and no more than three sides of A4.
Please email your CV, including two contactable references, and cover letter (or address any queries) to [email protected]
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, 30th January 2026
Selection Process and timescales:
- Friday 30th January 2026
Deadline for applications
- Friday 13th February 2026
You will receive an email from us whether or not you have been selected for an interview. You will also be asked to complete a written exercise(s) before the interview.
- Tuesday 17th February 2026, 17:00
Deadline for submission of written exercise(s)
- Friday, 20th February 2026
Interviews
- You will be informed of our decision on your application and interview as soon as possible after 20th Feb 2026.
First possible starting date or starting date when discussed and agreed.