Corporate and Philanthropy Executive
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
This exciting role will support on the delivery of income from a range of high-value donors within our philanthropy and corporate income streams. This position is key for both Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid and the postholder will work closely with the fundraising team, enabling the Senior Corporate and Philanthropy Executive and the Group Director of Fundraising to build successful funding partnerships.
We’re looking for a someone who is an effective communicator with a flair for writing, who is results-focused and organised. This role best suits someone who is eager to learn and work as part of a tight-knit and successful team, and who can respond creatively and consistently to our current and future donors’ requests.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin their career in charity fundraising. The candidate will preferably have some experience working or volunteering in the charity sector, and we welcome applications from candidates with transferrable experience, such as working in a client-facing role, in communications, copywriting or in event planning.
HOW TO APPLY
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 10:00 am on Monday 28th Sep 2026.
The website form will ask you to:
- Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role. This information can be shared in one of four different ways:
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Written A4 (No more than 2 sides of A4)
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PowerPoint (No more than 3 slides)
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Audio recording (No more than 5 mins) *
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Video Recording (No more than 5 mins) *
* if you send in your cover letter in one these formats, please do not upload this to our website but email it to jobs@helenbamber.org.
- Upload your current CV
- Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
TIMELINE
Closing date: Monday 28th Sep 2026 at 10:00am
Preliminary interviews (online): 6th Oct 2026
Final panel interviews (in person): 13th Oct 2026
ELIGIBILITY
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do
not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
(Full details available on the Job Description)
ADJUSTMENTS
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll
always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application
form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please
get in touch with us at jobs@helenbamber.org.
EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE SUPPORT
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network (www.ebeemployment.org.uk), which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network and access other information and resources at https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe. You can also request 121 interview mentoring ahead of your interview here: https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/apply4support-121
Equal Opportunities
Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that all our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from a range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma.
Statement on artificial intelligence (AI) and recruitment
At the Helen Bamber Foundation / Asylum Aid we don’t make decisions based on artificial intelligence (AI). We have a human approach to hiring and all applications are reviewed and assessed by our team. Similarly, what we are most interested in hearing about is your individual motivation, experience, skills and values. AI doesn’t know about you or what motivates you – we want to hear from you.
AI may be a helpful tool, but typically leads to generic answers repeated by multiple candidates, not stand out applications. Please make sure that your responses reflect your own thoughts and experiences.
Download full job description here.