Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Individual Giving)

Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Individual Giving)

Lauderdale House Closing date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026

Artform: Charity
Role: Fundraising
Contract: Permanent
London

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Lauderdale House is looking for an experienced fundraiser who is ready for a role with more responsibility and the opportunity to help shape how fundraising develops across the organisation.

Job Description

Take the next step in your fundraising career.

Lauderdale House is looking for an experienced fundraiser who is ready for a role with more responsibility and the opportunity to help shape how fundraising develops across the organisation.

This is our first dedicated fundraising role, but you won't be starting from scratch. We have successful previous trust fundraising, established education and community programmes, previous individual donors and a large community of people with a long-standing connection to Lauderdale House.

Working closely with the Director, you'll help develop fundraising into a consistent and sustainable income stream, with a particular focus on Trusts & Foundations and Individual & Legacy Giving.

You'll develop and manage a pipeline of trust and foundation applications, write compelling applications and reports, build relationships with funders and develop approaches to encourage longer-term support.

You'll also help establish our individual and legacy giving programme, researching and cultivating prospective donors, making fundraising approaches, developing donor stewardship and putting appropriate systems in place for donor data and Gift Aid.

Alongside this, you'll contribute to fundraising strategy, impact and evaluation, cases for support, fundraising communications, reporting and compliance.

Lauderdale House is a Grade II* historic house in Waterlow Park, Highgate, brought to life as a busy arts, heritage, education and community centre. Around 80,000 people visit us each year, and in 2028 we will celebrate 50 years as an arts and education centre.

Salary: £37,818
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Holiday: 25 working days plus public holidays
Location: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate N6 - on-site, not suitable for remote or hybrid working

Job Requirements

We're looking for someone with solid practical fundraising experience and a track record of securing income who is ready to take the next step in their career.

You should have:

- a successful fundraising track record relevant to the role;
- experience managing your own fundraising workload or portfolio with a good degree of independence;
- experience taking responsibility for fundraising targets or income goals;
- confidence researching opportunities, making recommendations and moving work forward;
- strong written communication and relationship-building skills;
- experience using CRM or database systems;
- knowledge of fundraising regulation, data protection and best practice; and
- strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Experience within arts, heritage and/or community organisations would be welcome, alongside an interest in arts, heritage, education and community activity.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Individual Giving)
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026
  • Location:
    London
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Job: Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Individual Giving)

Job: Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Individual Giving)

Organisation: Lauderdale House

Postcode: N6 5HG

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter to Director Katherine Ives at [email protected], with the subject ‘Application for Fundraising Manager’.

Your covering letter should explain why the role interests you and how your experience meets the essential requirements. We'd particularly like to hear about fundraising work you have personally been responsible for and examples of income you have successfully helped to secure.

Please also include contact details for two referees and let us know at what point they may be contacted. We will not contact referees without your permission.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Director Katherine Ives on 020 8348 8716.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Application deadline: 9am on 5 October
First interviews: w/c 12 October
Second interviews: w/c 19 October