Come and join our team
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is the dedicated hospital charity for Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals). Recently voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world, Addenbrooke’s is a leader in the field of healthcare innovation and is recognised across the world as a pre-eminent teaching hospital.
Addenbrooke’s is embarking on a bold journey of transformation to ensure that it is fit for the future, can provide the highest possible standard of care for its patients, and continue to drive innovations that will impact people far beyond Cambridge. Come and join us!
Job Title: Individual Giving Lead (Donor Development)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cambridge/Home (with a minimum of 2 days in the office located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus)
Term: Permanent contract
Reporting to: Head of Individual Giving and Supporter Engagement
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
We are looking for an experienced, ambitious, proactive fundraiser who works fast and efficiently to develop relationships with individual supporters through a variety of channels including direct mail, email and digital channels. We’re just scratching the surface – currently the individual giving programme is heavily focus on direct mail – you have the chance to shape this programme and make this role your own.
As our Donor Development Lead, through testing, learning and optimising, you will work with colleagues across ACT to deliver a programme of offline and online products and campaigns (including appeals, newsletters and bespoke touchpoints) to existing supporters to generate income through one-off, regular giving and legacy income.
You will work to develop our understanding of supporter motivations and use your curiosity to interpret data to enable the creation of hyper-personalised communications and best-in-class supporter journeys within our development programme.
To see a full job description and person specification please click here.
The closing date for applications is 8th February 2026.
Application Process
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role to hr@act4addenbrookes.org.uk
We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective, and we are always eager to further diversify our charity.