Responsible to: Senior Fundraising Manager
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Standlake (near Witney, Oxfordshire), hybrid working at manager's discretion
Salary: £29,995 – £37,966
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (some flexibility will be required to attend fundraising events)
About the role:
As our Community Fundraising and Events Manager, you'll plan and deliver events, inspire local communities, and build lasting supporter relationships. Every pound you raise will help transform the lives of vulnerable children and families.
You'll join a small, ambitious team with plenty of scope to make your mark and be part of an extraordinary story.
Responsibilities:
* Deliver income targets through events and community fundraising.
* Plan, promote and manage a calendar of fundraising events with support from the Fundraising & Events Assistant.
* Build strong relationships with individuals and community groups, inspiring ongoing support.
* Provide excellent stewardship through communications, visits, events and public speaking.
* Work with marketing to raise our profile locally and create engaging supporter comms.
* Use Raiser's Edge NXT CRM to maintain accurate records, reports and supporter journeys.
* Contribute to wider fundraising strategies, budgets, appeals and impact reports.
* Stay up to date with best practice and ensure compliance with fundraising standards and GDPR.
Benefits:
* 33 days' annual leave, including public holidays.
* Generous employer pension contribution (6%).
* Access to Simply Health cash plan
* A comprehensive range of informal and formal wellbeing support.
About you
* Minimum 2 years' fundraising experience, ideally in events or community fundraising.
* Proven record of meeting income targets and generating new opportunities.
* Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Confident written, verbal and public speaking skills.
* Warm communication and relationship-building skills.
* Creative approach to developing new fundraising ideas.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office; CRM experience (e.g. Raiser's Edge NXT) a plus.
* Knowledge of fundraising standards, GDPR and best practice.
About the Mulberry Bush:
The Mulberry Bush is a therapeutic community, registered as a children's home and a non-maintained residential special school. We also provide therapeutic outreach services to schools and other community-based organisations, along with research and consultancy services. Since 1948, we've been helping to transform the lives of children who have experienced trauma with specialist therapeutic services and fulfilling activities.
You're not just part of a team here, you're part of a family. Support echoes through our community, and your colleagues are always there to lend a hand or share a smile.
We believe we offer something special – and we'd love you to be part of it.
The Mulberry Bush is an equal opportunities employer. It is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people and expects all staff and students to share this commitment.
Selection process
* Candidates shortlisted
* Initial Teams call – w/c 22nd September 2025
* Deadline for application forms – 6th October 2025
* Face-to-face interviews, including a short presentation – w/c 13th October 2025
Apply now:
Apply link:
If you're excited by this opportunity and have the skills and experience we're looking for, please submit your CV and a covering letter answering the question: "why would you make an excellent Community Fundraising Manager at The Mulberry Bush?" (no more than one A4 side of paper).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £29,995.00-£37,966.00 per year
Application question(s):
* Do you have the legal right to live and work in the UK?
Work Location: In person