Head of community and events
Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working.
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.
Contract Type: Permanent.
Full time: 37.5 hours per week.
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 1 March 2026.
Interview dates: Telephone interviews on 5 March 2026 and face‑to‑face interviews on 12 March 2026 in Peterborough office.
No agencies please.
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is a day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
They’re recruiting a head of community and events to lead their talented team who rally the nation, identifying, supporting and stewarding networks and individuals to raise income, awareness and participation across their fundraising activity. Building relationships is key to everything they do – understanding motivations allows them to develop and grow communities locally and nationally to create lifetimes supporters engaged in all areas of their work.
2025/26 has been an exciting year of growth with a focus on developing flagship events, increasing participation in third‑party challenges, delivering new virtual events and enhancing stewardship experiences. The budget is circa £1.8 m across all income streams.
The head of community and events will lead the delivery of their portfolio of challenge events, mass participation products and community fundraising activities. The post holder will play a key role in developing the strategy, working with colleagues to grow income, drive innovation and deliver integrated and personalised stewardship experiences.
You will have extensive experience of developing community and events fundraising programmes and business plans to recruit, engage, inspire and retain supporters. With a proven track record of success in leading and managing a team of fundraisers to deliver high quality results to deadlines, you will be committed to motivating and developing your team.
They operate a hybrid, flexible working style. The role is contracted to their Peterborough office and flexibility is required to attend events and meetings. The team come together in the office on a regular basis for in‑person team meetings.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About them
They are the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research they fund has been making an impact. Kidney disease is increasing, and its contributing factors such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity make their work more essential than ever.
They work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. They 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 m into research. They lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 m 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, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how they plan their priorities and their work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, ensuring they see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding them that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire their mission and push them forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
You may also have experience in the following: Head of Community Fundraising, Head of Events Fundraising, Community and Events Lead, Head of Public Engagement, Community Engagement Manager, Mass Participation Events Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Supporter Engagement Lead, Community Partnerships Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
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