Head of Fundraising

Are you a fundraising leader looking for a role where your work truly changes the lives of babies and children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families?

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with a leading baby hospice to find their next Head of Fundraising. This is a pivotal moment in their growth, and they are looking for someone experienced and inspiring to lead their Coventry team with confidence, compassion and creativity.

Salary: £44,000-£49,000 per annum depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Location: On-site in Coventry, with flexibility to work from home

Benefits: 5% employer pension contribution, 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year, free parking onsite, and professional L&D opportunities

As the only baby-specific hospice charity in the UK, this organisation provides specialist palliative, respite and end of life care for children aged 0 to 5 with life limiting and life-threatening conditions. They offer a safe, nurturing and joyful environment where families can feel completely supported. With their dedicated nurses delivering 24-hour care, they work together to make every moment of childhood count.

About the role

As Head of Fundraising, you'll lead a dedicated team and take ownership of income generation across the Coventry hospice. You'll shape and deliver fundraising strategy, develop sustainable income streams, build meaningful partnerships and ensure the organisation continues to thrive for the families who rely on its services.

This role offers a fantastic balance of strategic leadership and hands-on fundraising. One day you might be developing ambitious plans for future growth, the next meeting supporters, attending events, nurturing corporate partnerships or helping your team unlock new fundraising opportunities.

About you

We're looking for an experienced fundraising leader with a track record of delivering income growth and developing successful fundraising strategies.

You'll bring:

• Significant fundraising leadership experience across multiple income streams


• Experience leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams and volunteers


• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting and income planning


• Experience developing partnerships and engaging a wide range of supporters and stakeholders


• A practical, hands-on approach with the confidence to represent the charity externally


• Experience delivering fundraising campaigns, events or community fundraising initiatives


• A passion for making a meaningful difference through your work

Most importantly, you'll be someone who combines ambition with compassion, and who is excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of an organisation that means so much to the families it supports.

If you're motivated by the idea of shaping a team, driving ambitious income growth and making a real difference to children and families every single day, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send a copy of your profile or CV to Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People as the first step.

Deadline: 24th June at 9am

First Stage Interview: 6th July

Second Stage Interview: 13th July

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.