Salary: £24,645pro rata (based on 37 hrs per week)

Hours: 24 hours per week to be worked Monday to Friday (flexible times)

Location: York


MySight York is a thriving local charity in York providing a varied range of services that help people live well with sight loss. We have a great opportunity to join our team as a Fundraising Manager.


In this role, you will be a vital member of the team, responsible for the preparation of applications, manage the administration of grants and develop the relationship with numerous Trusts and Foundations..


You will build relationships with key stakeholder’s locally, regionally and nationally generating income primarily from trusts and grants.


Working with the Chief Executive you will develop a robust Fundraising Strategy whilst increasing awareness of the needs of people with sight loss and the positive difference MySight York make to the lives of blind and partially sighted people, their friends and families.


Appointment is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.

How to apply

A full job description and application form are available at https://mysightyork.org/get-involved/vacancies/

Please send your completed application form FAO Recruitment to hello@mysightyork.org 


Closing date: 24th September 2021

Interviews to be arranged: w/c 27th September 2021

Posted in Jobs on Sep 02, 2021

Our Vision

The Community Matters vision is to provide a sustainable and effective "hub" of learning, support, advice and guidance, enabling local communities and organisations to grow and achieve through the provision of a high quality service.

We do this in a number of ways through our various projects which at the moment concentrate on working with children, young people and families. But not exclusively. We are able to provide training, learning opportunities and business related advice, guidance and information to individuals and organisations.