Fundraising Director | Suicide&Co in City of Westminster

This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead fundraising in a brand-new role at Suicide&Co, an innovative, inspiring charity providing counselling for people bereaved by suicide.

Location: London (min. 3 days per week in Westminster office)

About Suicide&Co

Suicide&Co is a national charity providing specialist support for people bereaved by suicide. Since launching in 2020, we have been dedicated to ensuring that those affected by suicide loss are seen, supported and never alone. Our core service offers up to 12 sessions with qualified counsellors, providing a safe and consistent space to process grief and trauma. Alongside this, our Early Bereavement Support Programme offers immediate, compassionate one‑to‑one support from dedicated Suicide Bereavement Advisors during the first, most difficult months after loss. Our App and website empower self‑care and provide guidance and lived experience collections. Our mission is simple but vital: to open up the conversation around suicide loss so that no one has to navigate it alone. We also play an active role in championing the bereavement and suicide support sectors. Our annual Suicide&Co Sector Summit brings together professionals working with those bereaved by suicide to share knowledge, build connections and drive change.

Fundraising is critical to enabling us to support more people and to continue developing our services. Since 2020, we have achieved steady income growth and are on track to reach £1.7m this financial year. We are ambitious to go further by expanding our reach, diversifying our income streams and ensuring long‑term sustainability. We are now seeking our first Fundraising Director to build on our strong foundations and lead the next phase of our growth. Leading a team of 4 and sitting within our senior leadership team, this role will be both strategic and hands‑on and will work closely with our board of trustees and our growth advisory panel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi‑year fundraising strategy.
• Provide oversight, leadership and strategic support to the fundraising team.
• Lead the annual budgeting process for the fundraising team, monitoring income and expenditure to ensure targets are met and resources are optimised.
• Work with the CEO to set and monitor core team KPIs, such as the ability to cross‑sell fundraising opportunities and brand advocacy.
• Identify and launch new income streams.
• Build and manage relationships with major donors, trusts and foundations and corporate partners.
• Lead the development of a robust multi‑year grants pipeline.

Person Specification

• Proven track record of generating income through multiple income streams.
• Proven experience in fundraising at a leadership level, including diversifying and growing income.
• Significant experience in personally delivering high‑value income, including trusts & foundations, philanthropy and/or corporate partnerships.
• Experience in leading and developing a team of fundraisers.
• Experience of developing supporter journeys.
• Experience of organising and running fundraising events.
• Proven ability to ‘make the ask’ of significant donors.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and to ensuring a fair, inclusive and bias‑free recruitment process. All candidates will receive an equality monitoring survey. We value differences and commit to supporting the participation of people with disabilities and other under‑represented groups.