Director

This role presents a rare opportunity to join a high-performing, values-driven fundraising consultancy as a part-time Director, helping lead an ambitious transition to employee ownership and £1m growth.

Founded in 2014, The Fundraisers has grown into a team of twenty part-time, remote fundraisers supporting hundreds of charities and arts organisations to raise millions for transformative causes. In 2021, The Arts Fundraisers was launched as a sister organisation, building on the same values, creativity, and commitment to excellence. In 2025 alone our companies raised a combined total of £10.95m for our clients, demonstrating an average return on investment of £25.53 for every £1 spent with us - more than three times the sector average (LarkOwl 2025).

Our team hold skills & experience across capital campaigns, bid writing, high net worth & individual giving, corporates and legacy. We offer strategic review and planning services, and provide coaching for fundraising teams and senior leadership. We build capacity, providing training tailored to client's teams, and can also fill interim gaps. We work across the sector with Arts organisations of all sizes, as well as charities and NGO's focussed on social justice, nature and climate, health, advocacy and rights.

Having doubled in size for the previous three years, we are entering an exciting new chapter - with ambitious plans to double again in the next 18 months and begin the transition to employee-ownership. To help us achieve this growth, whilst maintaining our high success rates and commitment to putting people at the heart of all we do, we are seeking a part-time Director to join our leadership team and help shape the future of both organisations.

This individual will work collaboratively with the existing Senior Leadership Team consisting of 1 full-time Director (Hannah Travers), 1 part-time Director (Sarah Moore - 3 days per week) and 1 Deputy Director (Max Beer - 4.5 days per week). Our working model is designed to support flexible working with a fully remote and part-time model, with working days agreed in advance to flex around other needs/responsibilities.

The Opportunity

Alongside our existing two Directors, the new Director will share responsibility for leading both The Fundraisers and The Arts Fundraisers, ensuring continued excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. This is a broad and strategic leadership role, with Directors collectively covering the following areas:

• New Business Development: cultivating new client relationships, developing and marketing new offers and leading on proposals and partnerships to secure new clients.
• Client and Project Management: ensuring excellent client experience, effective project delivery and strong outcomes.
• Recruitment and HR: supporting team growth, wellbeing, and performance through inclusive, values-led leadership.
• Finance and Operational Procedures: contributing to financial planning, oversight, and operational systems.
• Strategy and Innovation: developing business strategy, including our use of AI, tiered pricing models and service design.
• Quality Control and Reviewing: ensuring the highest standards of writing, client care, and fundraising success.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on client delivery, including a significant billable component.

We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong track record in client management and leading multi-million capital and revenue campaigns - including being directly responsible for writing winning bids from National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, Garfield Weston and the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund.

Each Director takes lead responsibility for specific areas depending on their expertise and interests, with shared decision-making across all strategic matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-lead The Fundraisers and The Arts Fundraisers alongside Hannah Travers and Sarah Moore, providing strategic, operational, and cultural leadership.
• Drive new business to support our growth targets.
• Oversee and contribute to client delivery, ensuring exceptional fundraising outcomes and quality standards.
• Support the transition to employee ownership, ensuring a smooth and inclusive process.
• Contribute to strategic innovation, including how we use AI, develop tiered pricing models, and design new client offers. Uphold and model The Fundraisers' and The Arts Fundraisers' mission, vision, and values in all work.
• Work collaboratively across the Senior Leadership Team to ensure our people, clients, and culture thrive.
• Achieve individual billable day targets and contribute to overall profitability and performance.
• Provide mentorship, feedback, and quality assurance across client work. Represent The Fundraisers and The Arts Fundraisers externally with professionalism, creativity, and care.

Performance and Accountability

The three Directors will be collectively responsible for:

• Achieving our planned growth targets.
• Maintaining market-leading success rates and client satisfaction
• Leading the transition to employee ownership
• Developing new services and client relationships aligned with our mission

Each Director will also have:

• Individual billable day targets - approximately two thirds of time is billable with one third on organisational objectives (this is subject to change dependent on non-billable requirements and client needs)
• Specific leadership objectives aligned with mutually agreed focus areas
• Shared accountability for organisational strategy, culture, and delivery Annual 360-degree performance reviews

Reward and Progression

• £70,000 FTE salary (pro rata for 3 days per week part-time)
• Share ownership and dividends on completion of probation
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays, your birthday & Christmas - NYE week) pro rata Up to 8 weeks' additional unpaid leave available or buy-back option
• Fully remote and flexible working environment
• Family-friendly, inclusive, and wellbeing-focused culture

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Significant experience as a senior fundraiser or leader in the charity and/or arts sectors with an understanding of the current fundraising climate
• Proven ability to develop and manage client relationships at Board and SLT level Track record in securing six figure grants from a range of UK funders
• Strong financial, strategic, or operational acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a collaborative, emotionally intelligent leadership style Values-led, kind, and grounded in authenticity and inclusion
• Ability to thrive in a remote, flexible, and fast-paced environment

Desirable

• A strong track record in client management and leading multi-million capital and revenue campaigns
• Experience in AI, innovation, or digital transformation in fundraising or client service
• Understanding of or interest in employee ownership and shared governance models
• Experience developing and leading teams
• Experience of financial modelling (budgets and cashflows)

OUR VALUES

We listen.
We are powerful.
We are creative.
We are authentic.
We are kind.
We have heart.

These values guide everything we do, from the way we fundraise to the way we lead.

If this sounds like the kind of role - and team - you'd like to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a short covering statement (max 2 pages) to , telling us about your experience and what's drawn you to this opportunity.

We're very happy to have informal conversations, so do get in touch with Hannah at and/or Sarah at if you'd like to explore the role before applying.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 24 th April 2026

Interview dates: w/c 11 th May 2026