Fundraising Manager

Role description

We are looking for a resourceful, ambitious and organised fundraiser who can help Good Things Foundation secure the income and support needed to fix the digital divide - for good.

Good Things Foundation is the UK's leading digital inclusion charity. We are the charity behind the National Databank, National Device Bank and National Digital Inclusion Network, the nation's social infrastructure for digital inclusion.

Our strategy is focused on ensuring that everyone can participate in our digital society, focusing on three things people need to participate fully in a digital world:

• Connection: access to data and devices
• Confidence: digital, AI and media literacy, skills and online safety
• Support: trusted, local help at the point of need

We deliver this through digital inclusion at scale via the National Digital Inclusion Network - a delivery network of 8000+ local hubs passing on devices, data, skills and support to those who need it most; evidence and innovation through our What Works? Co-Lab; and fairer digital systems through partnerships and policy change.

To achieve this ambition, we need to expand and diversify our income base, which currently relies heavily on corporate sponsorship. Building on our existing strength in corporate partnerships, this role will help us grow complementary income streams across trusts, foundations, institutional funders, government, major donors and other high-value funding partners. We are looking for someone who can identify fundable opportunities, develop compelling cases for support, write high-quality funding applications, and build relationships that lead to long-term income and impact.

Led by the Director of Business Development & Partnerships, you will play a key role in developing and managing a strong fundraising pipeline. You will research and qualify prospects, shape propositions, write bids and applications, coordinate internal input, manage deadlines, and help convert opportunities into secured income and long-term support.

This is not a mass public fundraising role, but rather a role for someone who enjoys the craft of fundraising: understanding funder priorities, translating complex work into persuasive narratives, producing excellent written applications, and building trusted relationships that lead to meaningful investment and impact.

You may come from a trusts and foundations, grants, institutional fundraising, major donor, philanthropy or wider high-value fundraising background. Whatever your route into fundraising, you will bring strong writing skills, disciplined pipeline management, sound judgement, persistence, and a clear focus on winning support for work that changes lives.

The role within the Partnerships and Fundraising Team. We would particularly like to hear from candidates whose professional and personal experience will bring new perspectives, understanding and capacity to the organisation.

Important details:

• Location: Hybrid. Our offices are in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. All staff have the freedom and flexibility to work in a hybrid way, combining face to face and home working as suits them. However we do require all staff to travel to Sheffield regularly for meetings, workshops and events at least twice per month. Travel to Sheffield to fulfil your role duties is considered normal commuting and the costs or time will not be reimbursed.
• Salary: £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience, plus excellent benefits
• Contract: Full-time. Flexibility of working patterns may be discussed with candidates if required
• Closing date: 11.55pm Sunday 7 June.

Please read our note to candidates on the use of AI in your application. You will find this on our website.

Please note, we are not currently in a position to offer remote working from abroad or provide sponsorship at this time. We will only be able to consider applications from candidates based in the UK who already have the right to work full time hours.