Director of Philanthropy & Development

Salary: £87,890 per annum

Closing date: 08/11/2026

Department: Brand, Marketing and Fundraising

Location: London

Employment type: Permanent

Division: Fundraising

Hours Per Week: 35

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

Location: Based London office, E1 with flexible homeworking in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy. There will be regular travel across London and the UK.

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week) however we are open to flexible working arrangements including compressed hours or working a minimum of 0.8

FTE (28 hours per week)

• A senior fundraising leader with significant experience across philanthropy, major giving and trusts and foundations, and a proven record of designing and delivering multi-million-pound income strategies including capital appeals.
• An accomplished relationship-builder who has personally secured six and seven-figure gifts, and who operates with credibility and ease alongside philanthropists, Trustees and senior partners.
• Experienced in leading large-scale, transformational fundraising campaigns from vision through to delivery, mobilising Trustees, ambassadors and senior volunteers along the way.
• A strategic, commercially minded leader who turns data, insight and market intelligence into confident decisions, robust income forecasts and well-managed budgets.
• An inspiring people leader who develops high-performing teams and the leaders of tomorrow, and who thrives when leading through complexity and change.
• An influential senior voice who works effectively with Executive Teams and Boards, with an up-to-date grasp of fundraising regulation, best practice and sector trends.

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better.

We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am–4pm
• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
• And more! (Full…