Fundraising Executive

Join the VOCES8 Foundation fundraising team: develop individual giving, revamp the small donor offering, build supporter relationships, deliver excellent donor stewardship, prepare and submit grant applications, and identify new funding opportunities.

Working closely with the Director of External Relations, you will help shape and develop our individual giving programme. Your main focus will be redeveloping our small donor offering, building relationships with supporters and delivering excellent donor stewardship. You will also contribute to wider fundraising through selected grant applications and identifying new funding opportunities.

This role suits someone with fundraising experience, strong writing and organisational skills, and an enthusiasm for creating a rewarding supporter experience. You will join a small, ambitious team at an internationally respected music charity, contributing to our mission to transform lives through music.

Reports to: Director of External Relations

We offer flexible working arrangements and a supportive, collaborative environment. Priorities will be agreed with the Director of External Relations, with individual giving the main focus within the available hours.

Responsibilities

• Help redevelop the VOCES8 Foundation’s small donor offering, improving benefits, communications and supporter experience.
• Build donor relationships through personal communication, thank-you messages and stewardship.
• Administer the small donor programme, fulfil benefits and maintain accurate, GDPR-compliant donor records.
• Support donor communications and appeals.
• Coordinate donor events, including invitations, guest lists, logistics, budgets and follow-up.
• Research trust and foundation prospects; prepare and submit selected applications and reports.
• Support larger funding bids, drafting cases for support, budgets and documentation.
• Gather project information, outcomes and evaluation data from colleagues; maintain the funding pipeline and application schedule.
• Produce fundraising reports and supporter information, record donations and activity, support gift processing and acknowledgements, and provide fundraising administration.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience in a charity-sector fundraising role.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with a warm, approachable manner and confidence in building donor relationships.
• Excellent writing skills, including engaging donor communications and persuasive funding applications.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• A strong affinity with the Foundation’s mission to transform lives through music, and the ability to speak knowledgeably and enthusiastically about our work and impact.

Desirable

• Experience of planning and coordinating fundraising or stewardship events.
• Experience of trust and foundation fundraising.
• Experience of donor or CRM database management.

About the organisation

The VOCES8 Foundation is dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals through the transformative power of music. By fostering artistic excellence, delivering world-class performances, and creating innovative educational initiatives, we aim to enrich lives, build communities, and nurture the next generation of musical talent.

How to Apply

To apply, email your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability to recruitment@voces8.foundation, with the subject “Fundraising Executive”.

Application deadline: Friday 16 October 2026, 5pm.

Contact name: Chris Wardle
Contact email: chris@voces8.foundation