Community Fundraising & Events Manager

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Responsible to: Senior Fundraising Manager
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Standlake (near Witney, Oxfordshire) hybrid working at managers discretion
Salary: £29,995 - £37,966
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday (some flexibility will be required to attend fundraising events)

About the role

As our Community Fundraising and Events Manager, you'll be at the heart of growing support for The Mulberry Bush. You'll design and deliver engaging events, build lasting relationships with individuals, and inspire local communities to get involved. Every pound raised will help transform the lives of vulnerable children and families - and you'll see the direct impact of your work every day.

You'll join a small, friendly and ambitious team at an exciting time of growth, with plenty of scope to make your mark, develop your creativity, and be part of an extraordinary story.

We'll look to you to:

• Deliver annual income targets through events and community fundraising.
• Plan and manage a calendar of fundraising events, from logistics and promotion to follow-up.
• Build strong relationships with individuals and community groups to inspire ongoing support.
• Provide excellent stewardship through communications, events, visits and public speaking.
• Work with the Fundraising & Events Assistant to make sure events run smoothly.
• Collaborate with marketing to raise our profile locally and create engaging supporter comms.
• Use Raiser's Edge NXT CRM to keep accurate supporter records and reports.
• Contribute to strategies, budgets, appeals and impact reports.
• Stay up to date with best practice and ensure compliance with fundraising and GDPR.

We'll care for you too

You're not just part of a team, you're part of our community. We'll make sure you're supported and valued at every stage, with benefits to make your journey with us even more rewarding:

• 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

You're creative, motivated and full of ideas for inspiring people to get behind a cause. You're organised and detail-driven, but also a natural relationship-builder who enjoys working collaboratively. Above all, you share our belief that every child deserves the chance to thrive.

Here's what you'll bring:

• At least 2 years' experience in fundraising, ideally in events and/or community fundraising.
• A track record of achieving income targets and creating new opportunities.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written, verbal and public speaking skills.
• Warm, persuasive communication and relationship-building skills.
• Creative ideas for generating new fundraising opportunities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with fundraising CRMs (e.g. Raiser's Edge NXT) desirable.
• Knowledge of fundraising governance, GDPR and best practice.

Bonus points for:

• Experience of securing or growing income in events or community fundraising.
• A fundraising or marketing qualification.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
• Understanding of diversity, equity & inclusion in fundraising.

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 community organisations, along with research and consultancy. 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

How to apply

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).

For questions about the role or the work we do, email: careers@mulberrybush.org.uk