The Vacancy Job Title: Head of Fundraising, YMCA Essex Location: Chelmsford Salary: £55,000 per annum Weekly Hours: 35 Reference: YMC Make a lasting impact with YMCA Essex. We re embarking on an exciting journey to redevelop our iconic Victoria Road site creating a vibrant community space that transforms lives. To make this vision a reality, we re seeking a dynamic Head of Fundraising to lead the generation of income across multiple streams and help shape the future of our organisation. About the Role As Head of Fundraising, you ll play a pivotal role in delivering YMCA Essex s income generation strategy, ensuring sustainable and diverse funding for our redevelopment project and wider community initiatives. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you ll bring creativity, strategic thinking, and drive to build meaningful partnerships and deliver strong results. You ll lead on securing income from a variety of sources including trusts and foundations, corporate partners, major donors, legacies, community fundraising, and social enterprise. With ambitious targets and a clear vision, you ll identify new opportunities, manage risks, and ensure a healthy return on investment. This role will also see you collaborate across teams - engaging staff, residents, volunteers and community supporters in our mission. You ll be a visible and inspiring leader, fostering a culture of energy, growth, and shared purpose. About You You are seeking an opportunity where there s space and scope to