- Location: Home based, in either Suffolk or London
- Contract type: Permanent
- Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) or part-time considered (minimum 30 hours per week)
- Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 FTE depending on experience
- Benefits:
- Flexible working
- Generous annual leave
- Private Medical Insurance (including dental and optical)
- Pension Scheme
- Sick Pay
- Death in Service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike Loan Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Eyecare
- Discount Portal
- Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
- Preliminary telephone interviews: Week commencing 24 November 2025
- In‑person interviews: Peterborough office week commencing 1 December 2025
- No agencies please.
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
We are recruiting a fundraising manager to be responsible for stewarding and cultivating a major supporter to deliver a bespoke charity of the year partnership and a portfolio of community and special events that generates income for their family fund. In this role you will strengthen engagement, drive income, and have a creative flair that will deliver memorable fundraising experiences to an influential regional network through a number of activities including runs, walks and gala dinners.
About the role
This role sits within our Community and Events team. The team brings together and inspires individuals, families and communities to support the work of Kidney Research UK. They deliver an exciting and diverse portfolio of fundraising activity from physical challenges, to bake sales, to online activities. They are dedicated to connecting with both new and existing supporters, helping them raise funds, spread awareness and build a lasting network of #TeamKidney heroes!
Key responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of fundraising or special events within a charity or corporate setting.
- Prepare and monitor budgets, negotiate with suppliers and track financial performance.
- Build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders, delivering a high‑quality sponsorship experience.
- Plan and execute creative and engaging fundraising events such as runs, walks and gala dinners.
- Develop and sustain a strategic approach to community and corporate engagement.
- Use project management and organisational skills to ensure events are delivered on time and within budget.
Qualifications & experience
- Proven experience managing a portfolio of fundraising or special events.
- Experience in budgeting, supplier negotiation and monitoring financial performance.
- Excellent relationship‑building and communication skills across a range of stakeholders.
- Exceptional project management and organisational skills, with solid attention to detail.
- Full driving licence and access to a car for attending meetings and events.
- Discipline in handling spreadsheets, proposals and event logistics.
- Experience in one or more of the following roles is an advantage: Community Fundraising Manager, Events Fundraising Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Charity Fundraising Officer, Regional Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Fundraising and Events Manager, Senior Fundraising Officer, Supporter Engagement Manager, Community and Events Manager.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Kidney Research UK
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. For more than 60 years, the research that we fund has been making an impact. Kidney disease is increasing, as are the factors that contribute to it—diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity—making our work more essential than ever.
We work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do—from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, ensuring we see the person behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person—the patients and their carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
Additional experience scenarios
- Community Fundraising Manager
- Events Fundraising Manager
- Corporate Partnerships Manager
- Charity Fundraising Officer
- Regional Fundraising Manager
- Individual Giving Manager
- Fundraising and Events Manager
- Senior Fundraising Officer
- Supporter Engagement Manager
- Community and Events Manager
- Charity / Charities / Third Sector / Not for Profit / NFP
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