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Fundraiser

Walworth Garden
Walworth, London

Posted: 12 May 2026

Deadline: 1 Jun 2026

Compensation: £33,000-£36,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Living Wage employer

Paid Flexible hours

Job description

Walworth Garden is a charity dedicated to knowledge and nurture. We aim to improve lives by providing excellent learning and gardening therapy in a community garden that’s open to all, 7 days a week.

We are now hiring for this standalone position requiring a high level of autonomy, and are looking for a proactive self‑starter who is confident in making decisions, identifying priorities, and driving tasks forward independently. The Fundraiser will secure income across all areas of the charity, with proven success in project, capital, core, corporate, legacy and high-net-worth funding.

Working closely with the CEO, they will identify opportunities, lead funding applications from development to success, and manage monitoring and reporting. Joining at an exciting time, they will support Phase 1 of our Improvement Plan (relaunching Walworth Garden as an Environmental Learning Centre) and begin raising funds for Phase 2 and ongoing operations.

Reports to: CEO 

Salary: £33,000-£36,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Hours: 3-5 days a week (full or part-time, dependent on agreement)

Main tasks and responsibilities

• To work to identify grant funding opportunities that are a ‘good fit’ for the charity, with support from the CEO.

• To actively explore relationships with corporate groups that align with Walworth Garden’s ethos with a view to increase support in this area.

• To work with others to expand Walworth Garden’s efforts in generating support from legacies and high net-worth individuals.

• To complete all aspects of funding application forms with information gathered from other staff where appropriate and especially the Finance Manager.

• To adhere to all grant reporting requirements. This often includes data analysis (from feedback data, enrolment data etc), and case studies (from simple qualitative interviews with participants).

• To work with the CEO and other management staff to identify areas of operation that would benefit from funding.

• To keep records of funding applications and log data so it can be analysed at a later date.

Application information

To apply, please email a cover letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) as well as your CV (maximum 2 sides of A4) outlining why you’re the best person for this position to our CEO at oli@walworthgarden.org.uk. 

If you would like a confidential chat about the role, feel free to email Oli at oli@walworthgarden.org.uk to arrange a call.

Interviews will take place in the w/c Monday 1st of June, with the successful candidate expected to start in early July.

Please note this is a rolling recruitment process and this posting will be closed once a suitable candidate has been identified.

Further details, a full person specification, and details on how to apply can be found on our website at:

https://walworthgarden.org.uk/fundraiser-may-2026

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