Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to join our team and provide maternity cover for 12 months. We’re looking for someone who can build on existing relationships and develop new income generating partnerships with corporates and donors.
The role’s focus is North Yorkshire, and you will also work on joint initiatives and events with the Fundraising Manager for Greater Manchester.
Good fundraisers come from all walks of life, and we encourage people from minority backgrounds, or with transferable skills to apply. Your positive approach and proven track record in cultivating relationships is key to the role, as is your resilience and ability to keep going when the going gets tough. You’ll be part of a fantastic team who are very supportive, including the Senior Fundraiser who’ll report into you.
This is an exciting and varied role. If you’d like to know a little bit more about it, please call Stephen on 07872 899 996.
A day in the life of a Fundraising Manager:
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Generate income from individuals, and corporates
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Promote appeals and events to prospective supporters
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Join forums and networking events to cultivate new income generating relationships
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Meet with supporters in person, on-line and by phone
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Collaborate with colleagues in service teams to identify funding needs
- Recruit and work with volunteers, including corporate volunteers
- Thank our donors and supporters and ensure they feel valued – we love creative ways to say thank you
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We also love creative ways to say please and you will help generate new fundraising ideas
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Contribute to team meetings and collaborate with fundraising colleagues
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Line management of Senior Fundraiser
To be a successful Fundraising Development Manager you’ll need:
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Bags of enthusiasm and a commitment to our cause
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Excellent relationship building skills
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Tenacity and the ability to prioritise
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The ability to communicate effectively and persuasively.
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Planning and budgeting skills and the ability to understand and summarise financial information.
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Proven ability to develop and maintain strong and productive working relationships with internal and external contacts
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Direct experience of regularly monitoring KPIs for team activities and key corporate partnerships and projects
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sales/marketing experience
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Line management experience
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Experience of building strong and effective donor/customer relationships at all levels
Location: Arts & Crafts Centre (Gingerbread House)
Contract: Fixed term (Maternity cover)
Hours: 35 hours a week
Salary: £20.54 per hour
Total annual salary: £37,382.80 per annum
Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus 10 bank holidays
Closing date 14th June 2026 - 12 Noon
- Ability to assimilate and analyse financial and statistical information, including budget monitoring, management, and financial control.
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To be able to devise operational plans and deliver them effectively, and proven experience of planning and managing income generating activities and events
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Excellent selling, negotiation and relationship building skills with proven experience of forming new partnerships with corporates and philanthropists
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Excellent time management skills and problem solving approach – constructs and customises solutions and makes plans
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Experience of working with senior/high profile volunteers e.g. patrons and trustees
Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.
Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.
Registered Charity No: 221888
Benefit: 5 Weeks annual Leave plus 10 day bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time and term-time staff), Option to buy one weeks extra annual leave (52 week contracts), Up to 3 days Paid Emergency Domestic Leave (after one years Service), A paid Wellbeing day (after one years service), Company Sick pay after completion of probationary period, Enhanced Maternity Pay, Enhanced Paternity Pay, Company Pension Scheme, Flexible Working Hours, Remote Working, Onsite Free parking, Access to trained Mental Health First aiders, Employee assistance programme (EAP), Wellbeing Programme, Employee discount schemes (e.g Blue Light), Paid training, On the job training, Professional development support, Access to further qualifications, Career progression opportunities
