Director of Engagement, Fundraising & Communications

Salary: £51,422 per annum + 10% pension

Location: Hybrid / Manchester, UK. We anticipate the role being Manchester based at least once a week, with some national travel. As an organisation we follow a hybrid method of working (working both from home and out of our Centre in Manchester). A commute to our centre would need to be self-funded so please bear this in mind if you don’t live locally.

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

About us

LGBT Foundation is the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ communities. Our extensive range of established services has made a significant impact on communities, promoting diversity and inclusion. Our work continually adapts to the evolving needs of LGBTQ+ individuals, highlighting the strength, vitality, and central role of our communities in everything we do.

About the role

LGBT Foundation is looking for a dynamic person to focus on external engagement in order to maximise our impact. Through taking an integrated approach, the role-holder will be responsible for driving forward three key areas:

• Engagement: Build a network of strategic relationships and opportunities to engage with our communities and our stakeholders, increasing our influence and impact.
• Fundraising: Create opportunities to significantly grow our unrestricted income and support funding our ambitious Strategic Plan and growth trajectory.
• Communications: Ensure we develop impactful communications and campaigns which convert into positive action and increase our reach and profile.

Please view/download the full Job Description here or below.

We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Recruitment timeline:

Closing Date: 22nd May
Interview Date: 3rd June

(We appreciate there will be a short turnaround and therefore have been advertising the interview date in advance so pre-emptive availability can be organised.)