Fundraising Development Manager in London

Do you have experience of working in a high‐value fundraising team with a track record of meeting and exceeding financial and KPI targets? Would you like to partner with senior stakeholders to help deliver meaningful impact on the lives of people affected by dementia?

We are recruiting for a Fundraising Development Manager to join on a full‐time basis, working 35 hours per week. This is a fixed‐term, maternity cover contract for 12 months with an ideal start date in April 2026. This is a home‐based role, though you will be required to occasionally travel into London (once a month maximum).

Your role will be vital to the success of Alzheimer's Society's fundraising and engagement activities which are led and supported by our Development boards. You will play an important part in the delivery of our Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD) campaign, a partnership movement with senior level supporters from the insurance industry. The award‐winning campaign has raised £12 million to date and set a target to reach £20 million by 2030 to fund projects that will accelerate progress towards beating dementia – while helping raise awareness of Alzheimer's and increase understanding of the UK's biggest killer.

You will be responsible for securing and maximising income from multiple channels, including our annual flagship industry fundraising event – Insurance Day for Dementia. You will support individual and team high‐value fundraising challenges, and lead communications activity with these influential supporters and their sector, utilising relationships with industry media and tools including LinkedIn.

To achieve success you will manage relationships with insurance industry professionals at the highest levels. You will also support, where required, activity through Sport United Against Dementia (SUAD), our comparable campaign led by some of the most senior figures in the world of sport. This may include developing tools for industry supporters and activities or supporting activation opportunities at exciting sporting events. Ultimately, this role will give you the chance to use your skills to deliver meaningful impact on the lives of people affected by dementia.

Joining us you will have experience of working in a high‐value fundraising team or equivalent environment, with a track record of meeting and exceeding financial and KPI targets. You'll have experience of successfully overseeing projects or managing events from start to finish. Crucially, you'll have proven experience of managing and forming trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. You'll be able to use your communication skills and your experience of writing external communications to gain support through written proposals and in face‐to‐face meetings.

What you'll focus on:

• Leading on relationships with key IUAD Board members – senior leaders from the insurance industry – to maximise events and communications opportunities, to maintain and maximise supporter motivation and engagement.
• Leading IUAD events and communications working groups / workstreams, successfully influencing, negotiating with, and aiding board members to achieve success.
• Building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with staff and volunteers at all levels, to maximise opportunities and income for the Society.
• Playing a key role in the strategy, planning, delivery and growth of our annual industry fundraising day, the Insurance Day for Dementia – from marketing to stewardship, helping the event to continue growth toward a £500,000 annual target.
• Project managing our involvement in industry awards and conferences, or other third‐party fundraising events.
• Providing first‐class stewardship and recognition to all supporters.
• Working closely with Development Boards Lead and Senior Philanthropy Manager, developing and delivering compelling campaign messages and case for support for IUAD and other Development Boards as required.

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one that tackles all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion & belonging. We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under‐represented at Alzheimer's Society. We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

Our hiring process. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team via careers@alzheimers.org.uk for application support or any adjustments you might need.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.

Giving back to you. Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.