Join Our Team: Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising Manager
Salary: We expect to appoint at a starting salary of between £32,00-£33,000 per annum.
Location: The role is based in Helmsley, with an expectation of working from the office 1–2 days per week. The remainder of the role will be delivered remotely or at meetings and events across the area.
Hours: This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week.
Contract: The role is offered initially as a 12-month fixed-term contract. Subject to performance, funding and organisational needs, we hope to extend this contract.
The North York Moors Trust is growing, and we are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising Manager to help us on the next stage of our development.
This is an exciting opportunity to build on existing work to diversify the Trust’s unrestricted income by developing relationships with businesses, philanthropists, major donors, and supporters who are aligned with and share our mission.
This is a role for someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, making the case for funding, and sparking conversations into meaningful, long-term financial partnerships which will allow the Trust to continue to deliver and expand our work and impact.
Working closely with the Executive Director, Board of Trustees, and External Funding Manager, you will identify and secure new funding partnerships that enable us to expand our impact and reach more people through our education, recreation and conservation programmes. You will have real scope to shape how we grow with backing from a supportive team.
Purpose of the Role
To grow and diversify unrestricted income for the North York Moors Trust through corporate partnerships, philanthropy, major donor giving, and individual giving.
The postholder will identify, develop and secure new funding relationships by translating the Trust's work and impact into compelling opportunities for businesses, philanthropists, and supporters to invest in our mission.
Working alongside an External Funding Manager who leads traditional grant funding applications, this role will focus primarily on generating unrestricted income through partnerships, philanthropy, and supporter engagement.
Why this Role Matters
Sustainable and unrestricted income enables the Trust to develop, provides space for the charity to be proactive when opportunities arise, invest in new ideas, and increase its impact for people, nature, and communities.
This role will play a part in securing the partnerships and support that will help the North York Moors Trust achieve our ambitions for growth over the coming years.
We have a strong portfolio of credible, evidenced and impactful programmes and projects which are already responding to many of the health, social, economic and environmental challenges we face. But there is so much more we can do, scaling what works, reaching more people and communities, and developing new approaches where there is a need. The opportunity now is to build on this foundation and secure the investment to sustain our work.
The successful candidate will be at the heart of making that ambition a reality.
Job Description
The role will lead the Trust’s fundraising development, securing income through corporate partnerships, major donors, philanthropy and individual giving. It will build strong relationships, develop compelling funding propositions, manage the fundraising pipeline and help grow the Trust’s profile and income.
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the Recruitment Pack.
Person Specification
Essential:
Proven fundraising/business development experience with a track record of securing significant income or partnerships. Strong relationship-building, communication and proposal-writing skills, with CRM/data experience and an understanding of ESG, CSR and social value.
Desirable:
Experience in environmental, place-based, health or wellbeing charities, alongside corporate partnerships, major donor, individual giving and supporter stewardship experience. Knowledge of fundraising regulation and best practice.
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the Recruitment Pack.
How to Apply and Interviews
To apply, please send:
A current CV (maximum three pages)
A supporting statement (maximum two pages) addressing three questions:
Tell us about a partnership, fundraising opportunity or relationship that you developed and successfully converted into financial support. What was your role and what was the outcome?
Why are you interested in this role and the work of the North York Moors Trust?
If appointed, how would you approach your first six months in post and what do opportunities and challenges do you anticipate?
Please title your email: "Corporate Fundraiser Job Application - [YOUR NAME].
Send applications to enquiries@northyorkmoorstrust.uk
The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Friday 18 September 2026.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on Thursday 1 or Friday 2 October 2026 with the Executive Director, Trustees, and the External Fundraising Manager.
The interview will take place at the principal work location: The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, YO62 5BP. Arrangements for the interview to be conducted online maybe be available on request.
Please state in your email if you have any accessibility requirements for the interview.
For any questions please email: enquiries@northyorkmoorstrust.uk.
Diversity Monitoring
We want the North York Moors Trust to be a place where people from all backgrounds feel welcome and have agency to contribute and make an impact.
To help us monitor the diversity of our applicants and identify any barriers to recruitment, we ask candidates to complete a short Diversity Monitoring Form. This information is collected separately and anonymously from applications and is used for monitoring purposes only.
It will not be used in the recruitment process and will not influence any recruitment decisions.
Completion of the form is optional, and all information will be treated confidentially in line with data protection legislation.