Deputy Fundraising Director (Engagement)

Royal Mencap Society; Worcester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in the UK is seeking a Deputy Fundraising Director (Engagement) to lead mass fundraising and engagement activities. This influential role focuses on shaping supporter experiences, designing campaigns, and growing sustainable income. Candidates should possess strategic vision, operational expertise, and a passion for connecting with individuals who care about the cause. In addition to an impressive benefits package including 32 days of paid holiday, the organization values diversity and offers inclusive work culture.

Benefits

32 days of paid holiday

Discounts at leading high-street retailers

Access to health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Qualifications

• Experience in mass fundraising and engagement activities.
• Ability to lead teams and manage change effectively.
• Strong understanding of individual giving and community fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Lead all mass fundraising and engagement activities.
• Shape supporter experience and build long-term relationships.
• Design campaigns that reflect voices of people with learning disabilities.

Skills

Strategic vision

Operational leadership

Data-driven decision-making

Relationship building

Job description

Job Advert

Are you a senior engagement or fundraising leader who can see the big picture and also knows how to make things work brilliantly day to day? Do you believe that great systems and smart data only matter if they help you build more meaningful relationships with real people?

At Mencap, we’re at a genuinely exciting point in our journey. Our new strategy, Mencap 2030, sets out a bold ambition for the future and engaging and growing our supporter base is central to making it happen. We’ve made significant investment in our engagement capability, including a state-of-the-art CRM, alongside face-to-face fundraising and digital innovation.

Now we’re looking for the right leader to help us make the most of it.

We’re recruiting a Deputy Fundraising Director (Engagement), to lead all of our mass fundraising and engagement activity, including Individual Giving, Legacies, Community & Events Fundraising, and Supporter Care. This is a senior, influential role shaping how supporters experience Mencap, how we grow income sustainably, and how we build long-term relationships rooted in trust and shared values.

You’ll bring strategic vision and clarity, but also strong operational nous. You’ll know how to turn insight into action, how to use data intelligently (without losing the human touch), and how to lead teams through change with confidence and care. Just as importantly, you’ll recognise that our supporters aren’t just numbers or segments – they’re individuals who care deeply about our work and want to feel connected to the difference they’re helping to make.

You’ll lead the place where Mencap’s fundraising brand, proposition, and voice really come to life, designing experiences, appeals, campaigns and supporter journeys that reflect the voices and lived experiences of people with a learning disability and show the world why our work matters.

If you’re excited by the chance to lead at scale, make the most of serious investment, and build engagement that is both ambitious and deeply human, we’d love to hear from you.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

· Everyoneis expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

·Everydaywe grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

·Everywherepeople will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

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