Head of Fundraising & Income Generation

This is not a keep things ticking over role.

This is a build, grow, and lead role.

We are looking for someone who sees opportunity everywhere. Someone who doesn t wait for funding rounds to open but creates them. Someone who can turn a powerful mission into compelling investment cases that unlock serious income.

If that s you, keep reading.

About Us

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre (MDSC) is a specialist charity transforming access to physical therapies for people with muscular dystrophy across the Midlands.

Founded by people with lived experience, we now support 700+ individuals through long-term therapy and community support something almost no one else in the UK provides at this scale.

We re ambitious. We re growing. And we re ready to take our income generation to the next level.

The Opportunity

This is a brand-new senior role, created to drive our next phase of growth.

You ll work directly with the CEO to:

• Build a bold, multi-year income strategy
• Secure unrestricted and multi-year funding
• Open up new income streams (corporate, major donors, partnerships)
• Shape the story of MDSC so it lands powerfully with funders
• Build relationships and keep them for the support of our long term journey

Right now, fundraising is full of potential.
With the right person in post it becomes transformational.

What You ll Be Responsible For

Strategy & Leadership

• Design and deliver a 3-year income generation strategy
• Build a strong, diverse funding pipeline
• Spot and secure high-value opportunities
• Work with the CEO to influence and report to the Board

Income Generation

• Lead on trusts & foundations, corporate partnerships, and major donors
• Develop new fundraising models and propositions
• Create compelling cases for support and funding bids
• Build long-term, strategic partnerships

Relationships & Impact

• Own supporter stewardship make funders feel like true partners
• Lead on impact reporting and storytelling
• Ensure everything we communicate shows real, measurable change

Systems & Performance

• Strengthen internal fundraising systems and CRM use
• Track pipeline, performance, and return on investment
• Ensure compliance (GDPR, best practice, etc.)

Growth

This role is designed to grow.
You won t just deliver income you ll help build the future fundraising team and structure.

Who We re Looking For

You ll likely bring:

Experience

• A strong track record of securing funding ( )
• Experience developing and delivering fundraising strategy
• Success with multi-year and unrestricted income
• Confidence working across multiple income streams

Skills

• A brilliant storyteller you can make people care, fast
• Commercial mindset you think in terms of investment and return
• Strong organisation you can manage pipeline, priorities, and pressure
• Financial confidence budgets, forecasts, funding models

Mindset

• Proactive. You don t wait you make things happen
• Creative. You see opportunities others miss
• Tenacious. You follow through until it lands
• Collaborative. You bring people with you
• Values-led. You care deeply about impact

Why This Role

You ll work directly with the CEO high influence, high visibility

You ll shape a function from the ground up

You ll have real freedom to innovate and build

You ll see the direct impact of your work on people s lives

This is the kind of role people look back on and say:
That s where everything changed.

Our Offer

• Salary: £42 45k per annum reviewed annually
• Pension contribution (3%)
• 22 days annual leave + bank holidays (+ increases with service)
• Discretionary organisation Christmas Shutdown
• Generous training & development budget
• Real opportunities for rapid progression and growth
• Supportive, ambitious, and purpose-driven team