Job Summary
Location: Greater London, Camden (Hybrid)
Vacancy Type: Permanent / Full Time
Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Interview Dates: Tuesday 5th May 2026 & Wednesday 6th May 2026
Salary: £44,052 - £46,770 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Applicants are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band based on fairness and our pay scales.
About the Service
Solace is embarking on a new five-year fundraising strategy, with ambitious plans to double fundraised income to £3m by 2031. This voluntary income plays a pivotal role in the financial wellbeing of the charity, enabling us to do more to support the thousands of women and children who come to us each year as a result of violence against women and girls.
Fundraising at Solace works closely with colleagues responsible for winning and managing statutory funding contracts, and is situated within the Business Development Directorate, alongside our award‑winning Communications, Partnerships & Public Affairs teams. You will collaborate with colleagues within Fundraising – including Corporate, Individual Giving and Community – as well as across the organisation including senior leadership and Solace’s wider support and volunteer networks such as trustees and its lived‑experience‑led Shadow Board.
About the Role
Philanthropy has been identified as a key opportunity and will play a central part in future income growth. In this newly created role, you will lead the establishment and growth of philanthropy fundraising for Solace. You will be responsible for building and managing relationships with high‑net‑worth individuals, advisors, senior volunteers and trusts and foundations, and use your entrepreneurship and excellent communication and influencing skills to secure and steward committed, high‑value, mutually rewarding funding partnerships for Solace.
About You
You are committed to the Solace values and an experienced philanthropy fundraising expert who will embed best practice, grow and nurture the relationships that drive sustainable income growth. You will manage a portfolio of donors and prospects with major gift potential, and work closely with colleagues and allies to build a culture of philanthropy.
We recognise that you may not have all the knowledge, experience and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. Your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
* Flexible working
* Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Employer pension contribution
* Family‑friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
* Access to Inclusion Networks
* Daily clinical debriefing
* Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
* Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
* Flow & Restore yoga classes
* Meditation sessions
* Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:
* Values, Behaviours & Competencies
* Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2)(e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre‑employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right‑to‑work in the UK checks.
No agencies.
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