Head of community and events, hireful

Head of Community and Events

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working.

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.

Contract Type: Permanent.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week.

Benefits: Flexible working, generous annual leave, private medical insurance including dental and optical, pension scheme, sick pay, death in service, employee assistance programme, bike loan scheme, cycle2work scheme, eyecare, discount portal.

Closing date: Sunday 1 March 2026.

Interview schedule: Telephone interviews on 5 March 2026; face‑to‑face interviews at our Peterborough office on 12 March 2026.

No agencies please.

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

We’re recruiting a Head of Community and Events to lead a talented team who rally the nation, identifying, supporting and stewarding networks and individuals to raise income, awareness and participation across our fundraising activity. Building relationships is key to everything we do – understanding motivations allows us to develop and grow our communities locally and nationally to create lifelong supporters engaged in all areas of our work.

2025/26 has been an exciting year of growth, with a focus on developing flagship events, increasing participation in third‑party challenges, delivering new virtual events and enhancing stewardship experiences. The budget is circa £1.8m across all income streams.

• Lead the delivery of our portfolio of challenge events, mass participation products and community fundraising activities.
• Develop and implement strategy to grow income, drive innovation and deliver integrated and personalised stewardship experiences.
• Recruit, engage, inspire, and retain supporters by developing community and events fundraising programmes and business plans.
• Lead and manage a team of fundraisers to deliver high‑quality results to deadlines, motivating and developing the team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to align fundraising goals with strategic objectives.
• Represent the charity at events and meetings, attending in person as required by the hybrid working model.

Extensive experience of developing community and events fundraising programmes and business plans. Proven track record of success in leading and managing a team of fundraisers to deliver high-quality results to deadlines.

You may also have experience in the following:
Head of Community Fundraising, Head of Events Fundraising, Community and Events Lead, Head of Public Engagement, Community Engagement Manager, Mass Participation Events Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Supporter Engagement Lead, Community Partnerships Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP.

We are the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. For more than 60 years, the research we fund has made an impact. Kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.

We work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision-makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.