Description Job: Relationship Fundraising Executive Salary: £27,000 per annum. Location: Homebased – Covering North East of England and Scotland Contract: Permanent, Full-time - 35 hours per week. Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years. Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. A bit about the role In this role of Relationship Fundraising Executive in the Community Fundraising team, you will support delivery of the fundraising strategy in our communities to grow income and support for Action for Children. You will steward our supporters in Scotland and the North East of England with their fundraising activity, supporting sports participants, fundraising groups, community corporate partners, DIY fundraisers, Methodists, and more. How you'll help to create brighter futures Supporting the delivery of a range of fundraising campaigns and activities across Scotland and the North East that provide significant income n line with the relationship fundraising strategy. Assisting with the stewardship of local volunteer fundraising groups, organisations, clubs, businesses in the local area to encourage further involvement in our work. Manage the administrative set up and support of ‘Action Squads’, i.e. volunteer led fundraising groups to help them successfully fundraise and raise awareness. Working across and attending challenge events to assist the stewardship and support for sports participants, who sign up to run, walk, cycle and skydive for Action for Children across the UK. Demonstrate accountability to our supporters and volunteers through an open, honest, transparent, and consistent approach. Supporting the delivery of set financial targets and non-financial targets and outcomes locally. Let's talk about you Experience of delivering successful fundraising activity to achieve income growth. Proven experience of networking and of developing and stewarding. Maintaining excellent personal relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders, donors, and volunteers. Proficient in the use of Raiser’s Edge or equivalent CRM database Able to manage challenging and demanding situations to ensure the delivery of all events and fundraising activities. Ability to project manage a team of volunteers to achieve against specific financial goals where appropriate. Proficient in Microsoft 365 Suite. Good to know Interviews to be held week commencing the 11 th August 2025 We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role For more information about our Relationship Fundraising Executive role, please review our full job description by clicking here. If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11661 and we'll be happy to give you any support you require. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Useful Documents: Action for Children employee benefits AfC Commitment Statement