Head of Fundraising

Company: Panathlon Challenge
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Location: Harlow
Job Description:

Role Purpose

To lead Panathlon Foundation’s fundraising strategy, securing sustainable income through trusts, foundations, corporate partnerships, individual giving, philanthropy, fundraising events and supporter engagement.

Why This Role Exists

Panathlon already benefits from committed funders, valued supporters and an experienced bid writer. This role has been created to take fundraising to the next stage of its development by providing strategic leadership, coordinating fundraising activity across the organisation and building sustainable income for the future.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and deliver the fundraising strategy.
  • Develop income from trusts and foundations.
  • Build corporate fundraising relationships that generate sustainable income.
  • Grow individual giving and philanthropy.
  • Develop community fundraising and fundraising events.
  • Lead supporter stewardship.
  • Coordinate fundraising activity across the organisation.
  • Manage the specialist bid writer and future fundraising resource.
  • Report progress to the CEO and Trustees.
  • Chief Executive – Strategic relationships, major donors and key introductions.
  • Head of Fundraising – Fundraising strategy, income generation, stewardship and coordination.
  • Strategic Leads – Programme partnerships and identifying funding opportunities.
  • Bid Writer – Funding applications and grant reporting.
  • Trustees – Advocacy, introductions and fundraising support.

Person Specification

Successful fundraising experience; strategic thinking; relationship building; communication; leadership; planning; collaborative, authentic, resilient and values-driven.

Three Year Vision

A mature, coordinated fundraising function with diversified income, stronger supporter relationships and the financial resilience to enable Panathlon to reach significantly more disabled and disadvantaged young people.

Salary £45k

Hybrid working Home/New Office in Harlow, will consider Remote working with occasional in person collaboration meetings

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Posted: July 27th, 2026