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Freelane Corporate Fundraiser, London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

  •  London
  •  Â£10k-15k
  •  Part time
  •  Closes December 5, 2025
  •  Bisila Noha
  •  bisila@londonlgbtqcentre.org
  • #Charity

Description

Job Description

Title: Freelance Corporate Fundraiser

Contract: 8 hours per week (1 day). 6-month rolling contract potential to increase to 2 days in the second half of 2026 subject to funding

Location: Remote and at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

Day rate: £250 a day

Reports to: CEO and Chair of Board of Trustees

Key contacts: CEO, senior management team, finance team

Direct reports: none

The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is an award-winning charity launched by a team of volunteers in 2017. In December 2021 we opened our first physical space in London's Bankside.

Our mission is to provide London with a sober, intersectional, intergenerational, community centre and caf where all LGBTQ+ people feel welcome and supported, can build connections, and flourish. Our vision is for a more connected, belonging and thriving LGBTQ+ community in London.

In 2024, the Centre was visited by over 13,500 people, we hosted 700 events joined by 9,500 participants.

In 2027 we will expand to Chroma in partnership with The Trampery, broadening our impact and reach.

Overall purpose of the role

To work alongside the CEO to meet our fundraising goals by:

  • Focusing on growing corporate donor base
  • Assisting with grant writing if/when needed

As the year evolves, the role's focus might shift. We are gearing towards opening a second location at Chroma in Bankside Yards in early 2027, so this role will be key in guaranteeing we grow as planned.

Our biggest fundraising moments of the year are Pride, Christmas, an annual fundraising event (normally hosted in November) and LGBT+ History Month. We are looking into capitalising on these key calendar moments, while developing long-lasting relationships that support the Charity throughout the year.

Job Requirements

  • Experience developing, implementing and successfully achieving fundraising strategies for charities of similar size or bigger (FY25/26 project income of £470K)
  • 3+ years of experience in corporate fundraising, with proven track record of developing or maintaining long-lasting relationships
  • 3+ years of experience in grant writing or grants management for an organisation of similar size or bigger
  • Understanding of the LGBTQ+ landscape and its fundraising challenges
  • Demonstrated oral communication skills with a knack for storytelling. A great ability to connect with and engage others
  • Demonstrated analytical and persuasive writing skills experience as well as superior editing skills, including ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience
  • Experience in planning and budgeting
  • Public speaking
  • Research skills
  • Financial analytics and numeracy skills
  • Patience and attention to detail

Job Responsibilities

  • Support with the development of our fundraising strategy for the next three to five years
  • Expand our pool of corporate donors. We strive to work with companies and organisations that https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/our-vision-mission-and-values/ - share our ethos and are truly committed to our community
  • Bring in donations to meet our corporate funding goal of £75,000.00 in the financial year 2025/26
  • Design and lead a corporate comms strategy including a corporate fundraising page on our new website and the creation of a LinkedIn strategy that utilises the CEO's personal page as a key representative of the charity
  • Support CEO with planning and delivery of fundraising events
  • Ad hoc support with grant writing. While grant writing remains part of the CEO's responsibilities, this role might be requested to support the CEO with bid writing or editing.
  • While the role can be remote, the successful candidate will be required to come to the Centre to meet the team in person once a month on a Thursday

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How to Apply

Please send us your CV and cover letter of no more than two sides of A4 to [email protected] by 5pm on Sunday 7 December.

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