Head of Fundraising & Communications
| Posting date: | 14 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £51,300 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Work Relief Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
WR Fundraising Recruitment is delighted to partner with Doctors of The World in the search for a new Head of Fundraising & Communications.
WR successfully placed this position a number of years ago, and we’re keen to replicate that success in a role focussing on:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive multi-year fundraising strategy
• Provide visionary leadership to the Fundraising and Communications team
• Play a key role in the Senior Management Team
Head of Fundraising & Communications
London with flexible and hybrid working available
£51,300 per annum
Full Time, Permanent
By engaging in this leadership role, the Head of Fundraising and Communications role will help to drive the charity's mission forward, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.
Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 medical humanitarian projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers.
Their vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need.
Through their health programmes and advocacy, they work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, they’ve raised £10m for overseas humanitarian and emergency programmes, helped 20,000 service users and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.
The Head of Fundraising and Communications, will manage a high-performing team of four staff and the key priority is to raise income as per the agreed annual income budgets for the organisation, managing all relevant income streams that include
• Trusts & Foundations
• Events & Community
• Corporate
• Statutory
• International and Individual Giving.
Interested candidates do not need to demonstrate an expertise in all of these streams, but extensive experience in trust fundraising is essential as the successful applicant will take a hands on approach to this income stream.
The head will be responsible for ensuring that all marketing and communications aims to strengthen the brand and engage supporters.
To apply and for further information, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance.
WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.
WR successfully placed this position a number of years ago, and we’re keen to replicate that success in a role focussing on:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive multi-year fundraising strategy
• Provide visionary leadership to the Fundraising and Communications team
• Play a key role in the Senior Management Team
Head of Fundraising & Communications
London with flexible and hybrid working available
£51,300 per annum
Full Time, Permanent
By engaging in this leadership role, the Head of Fundraising and Communications role will help to drive the charity's mission forward, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.
Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 medical humanitarian projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers.
Their vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need.
Through their health programmes and advocacy, they work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, they’ve raised £10m for overseas humanitarian and emergency programmes, helped 20,000 service users and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.
The Head of Fundraising and Communications, will manage a high-performing team of four staff and the key priority is to raise income as per the agreed annual income budgets for the organisation, managing all relevant income streams that include
• Trusts & Foundations
• Events & Community
• Corporate
• Statutory
• International and Individual Giving.
Interested candidates do not need to demonstrate an expertise in all of these streams, but extensive experience in trust fundraising is essential as the successful applicant will take a hands on approach to this income stream.
The head will be responsible for ensuring that all marketing and communications aims to strengthen the brand and engage supporters.
To apply and for further information, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance.
WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.