Twins Trust is currently looking for one or two Trustees with experience in the following area:

• Legal, campaigning or policy work. We strive to make the world a better place for our families, and campaigning for change is a part of this. If you think you could add value in this area, we want to hear from you.
• In addition, we are always interested in hearing from individuals with significant strategic experience who are passionate about our work. If you think you could add value to our current Board, please get in touch.

Overall Purpose

The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity and ensuring its financial viability in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

General Responsibilities of Trustees

• Advise Trustees and Staff on all matters related to one’s specific remit, or other areas of expertise, on an ongoing basis as needed.
• Act in the best interest of the charity, our beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times.
• Promote and develop the charity in order for it to grow and maintain its relevance to society.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information received in the course of trustee’s responsibilities to the charity.
• To ensure that the charity and its representatives' function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the organisations’ governing document, continually striving for best practice in governance.
• To uphold the fiduciary duty invested in the position, undertaking such duties in a way that adds to public confidence and trust in the charity.
• To determine the overall direction and development of the charity through good governance and a clear strategy.

Commitment

• Minimum two in-person Board meetings per year (held in London during business hours).
• Up to three additional virtual Board meetings per year (usually evenings).
• Availability to respond to ad hoc requests from staff, Trustees and external parties as needed (approximately two hours per month).

If you think you could add value to our current board, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing what you would contribute to the board to [email protected] before 19 May 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.

We are looking for an experienced Trust and Corporate Manager - to be known as a High Value Partnerships Manager - to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will be responsible for driving our strategy for fundraising from Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Grants, both of which are already well-established income streams with lots of great potential. You will also use your experience to identify, attract and win new partnerships.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (negotiable for the right candidate) 
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £35,000-£37,000 (pro rata)
Reports to: Head of Development 
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Occasional travel to partner meetings will also be required. 
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 1 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early June

Purpose of the role

• Accountable for winning and delivering partnerships with Corporates and Trust & Grants, alongside a Community Fundraising Manager and with support from a Fundraising Officer
• Secure new partnerships that are vision-aligned, with a focus on multi-year grants
• Research and develop a strategy for growing our High Value (Corporates and Trust & Grants) income, whilst providing excellent relationship management, delivery and reporting to those we’re already working with
• Line manage a Fundraising Officer who will provide support to implement your fundraising strategy
• Work with the Head of Development and Senior Management Team to identify opportunities across the charity to fundraise for and demonstrate the impact of our work to partners
• Work with the Membership team to maximise opportunities with brands to offer discounts to our 15,000 members
• Support the Head of Development and fundraising colleagues to maximise fundraising opportunities reaching our members

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience in developing and implementing a strategy for High Value Partnerships. They will be able to demonstrate how they have researched and negotiated partnerships and/or submitted funding applications, providing excellent stewardship and creating meaningful partnerships that lead to long term support and therefore sustainable income.

Person specification

Essential

• Significant experience of building and delivering a High Value strategy
• Experience of the full fundraising pipeline, including researching, cultivating and securing multi-year 5 or 6 figure donations from Trusts, Foundations or Corporate Partnerships (experience of both income streams a plus)
• Excellent relationship building skills up to a senior level
• Ability to project manage the delivery of partnerships including impact reporting
• Experience working in a CRM and analysing data to inform decision-making (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail 
• Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
• Enthusiasm for the issues we work on

Desirable

• Line management or mentoring experience
• Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
• The ability to demonstrate a commercial mindset 
• An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising

Employee Benefits

• 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time  
• Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)  
• Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses

Caring for you

• Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information  
• Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent. 
• 3% employers’ pension contribution 

Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.

We are looking for an experienced Community Fundraising Manager to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will be responsible for driving our strategy for Community Fundraising, Individual/Regular Giving and Events. With a database of around 100,000 registrants and 15,000 members, these existing income streams have lots of great potential. We have amazing fundraisers in our community who take on challenges like the London Marathon, London to Brighton bike ride, or their own swimming challenge and there’s lots of great potential amongst our supporters, including our committed members and regular givers.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (negotiable for the right candidate) 
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £31,000-£33,000 (pro rata)
Reports to: Head of Development 
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Travel to events will also be required.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 1 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early June

Purpose of the role

• Grow a successful existing income stream (Fundraising Events and Regular Giving) and develop and grow a comparatively new income stream (Community Fundraising and Individual Giving) for Twins Trust. You will do this alongside other fundraisers in the team and with support from a Fundraising Officer
• Lead and develop a multi-year strategy for growing our Community and Events programmes, with a well-planned calendar of events throughout the year covering different themes and geographies
• Lead the strategy for our Individual/Regular Giving programme 
• Lead on the creation, planning and delivery of a new Twins Trust owned mass participation fundraising event 
• Provide strategic support and guidance to our Fundraising Officer to implement the annual raffle, ongoing Lottery programme and Individual Giving programme
• Work closely with other teams across Fundraising, Membership and Communications to spot opportunities to maximise income and drive new projects forward
• Provide exceptional relationship management and stewardship to fundraisers in our community to make them feel appreciated, maximise income raised and encourage repeat fundraising

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of developing and implementing a strategy for Community Fundraising. They will be able to demonstrate how they have delivered one or more of these income streams and grown these programmes significantly, providing excellent stewardship to fundraisers.

Person specification

Essential

• Significant experience of leading a 6 figure multi-year community fundraising strategy including forecasting and monitoring income and expenditure 
• Experience of leading community, events, or Individual/Regular Giving fundraising - taking ownership and achieving growth in scale and income
• Experience of creating and delivering a new medium to large scale (£25k plus) fundraising event, maximising all commercial opportunities within it
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to manage several projects at the same time
• Experience working in a CRM and analysing data to inform decision-making (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
• Strong IT skills, including SharePoint and advanced Excel
• Enthusiasm for the issues we work on

Desirable

• Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
• Understanding of digital marketing
• An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising

Employee Benefits

• 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time  
• Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)  
• Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses

Caring for you

• Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information  
• Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent. 
• 3% employers’ pension contribution 

Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.

We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Officer to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will support the High Value Partnerships Manager and Community Fundraising Manager, both of which are already well-established income streams with lots of great potential. It’s a great opportunity to work across varied income streams including Corporate, Trusts & Grants, Community, Fundraising Events and Individual/Regular Giving.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week 
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £24,000-£27,000
Reports to: High Value Partnerships Manager
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Travel to partner meetings/events will also be required.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 8 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early-mid June

Purpose of the role

• Reporting to the High Value Partnerships Manager you will provide support across our two priority Fundraising streams – Community Fundraising (Community, Events and Individual/Regular Giving) and High Value Partnerships (Trusts, Grants, Corporate and Sponsorship)
• Conducting prospect research (Corporate and Trusts/Grants) creating a pipeline of targeted opportunities, and submitting applications for funding
• Providing excellent relationship management to those in our community who fundraise for us, whether that’s as a Regular Giver or Marathon runner
• Providing support to the Manager planning Fundraising Events, recruiting participants, attending and cheering on our fundraisers and thanking our supporters
• Accountable for delivering our annual raffle, ongoing Lottery programme and stewardship of our amazing Individual Givers
• Support the wider Development team with admin relating to Fundraising

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience either in supporting the delivery of High Value partnerships or Community Fundraising. They will be able to demonstrate how they have researched partnerships and/or submitted funding applications, providing excellent stewardship and creating meaningful partnerships that lead to long term support for the charity.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience of donor stewardship 
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to research and find vision aligned funders
• Ability to project manage the delivery of partnerships and/or events 
• Excellent writing, communication skills and attention to detail 
• Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
• Ability to multi-task and manage several different priorities at once
• Enthusiasm for the issues we work on

Desirable

• Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
• An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising
• Experience working in a CRM (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)

Employee Benefits

• 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time  
• Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)  
• Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses

Caring for you

• Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information  
• Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent. 
• 3% employers’ pension contribution 

Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.