Digital Fundraising and Campaign Lead (Maternity Cover)

Digital Fundraising & Campaigns Lead\n
\nMission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is seeking a passionate Digital Fundraising & Campaigns Lead to drive and deliver our vital digital fundraising and donor acquisition strategy.\n
\nThis is an exceptional opportunity for a dedicated fundraising and marketing professional to use their expertise to help bring hope, healing, and practical aid to some of the worlds most isolated communities.\n
Location: Folkestone, Kent (with hybrid working)\n
Rewards: Salary of £45,047, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.\n
Contract: 12 month, fixed-term maternity contract\n
The Role\n
\nAs our Digital Fundraising & Campaigns Lead, youll manage and oversee the delivery of our digital fundraising and donor acquisition activities, ensuring campaigns are innovative, data-driven and aligned with our mission.\n
\nLeading a small, talented team of marketing and campaign professionals, youll lead the campaign development function in cross-departmental planning, including events that drive donor acquisition and fundraising.\n
\nYoull help us tell powerful stories, deepen engagement and help grow our community of supporters, shaping end-to-end integrated digital campaigns that build and strengthen relationships and help us bring hope and practical aid to remote communities.\n
\nAlongside campaign strategy and execution, youll be involved in paid media activity and digital performance, providing strategic oversight, guiding agency relationships and driving continuous improvement.\n
\nAdditionally, you will:\n
\n- Deliver campaigns, events, and digital initiatives\n
\n- Act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership on digital strategy\n
\n- Lead the planning and delivery of events and volunteer engagement at festivals\n
\n- Ensure budgets are well managed, and campaigns are delivered efficiently\n
\n- Develop and evaluate digital performance metrics and reporting\n
About You\n
\nTo join us as our Digital Fundraising & Campaigns Lead, you will need:\n
\n- At least five years experience in digital fundraising and marketing in a charity or mission-driven organisation\n
\n- A minimum of two years management experience leading digital fundraising or marketing teams\n
\n- Experience writing, reviewing, and editing copy for a variety of audiences and users\n
\n- Experience in project management\n
\n- The ability to communicate clearly, assertively, and diplomatically at all levels\n
\n- Demonstrable success in developing and delivering multi-channel digital campaigns with measurable impact\n
\n- Demonstrable expertise in paid media strategy and optimisation (Google Ads, Meta, programmatic, etc.)\n
\n- Strong creative ideation and direction skills\n
\n- A data-driven approach with experience using analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, CRM platforms)\n
\n- Excellent and proven stakeholder management and influencing skills\n
\n- A deep understanding of digital trends, donor behaviour, and fundraising compliance\n
About Us\n
\nMission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a Christian organisation that uses light aircraft to deliver practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to some of the worlds most remote and inaccessible communities.\n
\nFor 80 years, MAF has been working in partnership with hundreds of other organisations to enable access to medical care, education, livelihood training and long-term support in over 24 low-income countries.\n
\nThey believe that every community, however remote, should have access to the essentials of life thats why MAFs flights are a lifeline, not a luxury.\n
The Benefits\n
\n- Salary of £45,047 per annum\n
\n- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year\n
\n- Non-contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions\n
\n- Death in service payment\n
\n- Flexible working policy\n
\n- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme\n
\nThis is an inspiring opportunity for a high-calibre, creative digital fundraising professional to join our life-changing organisation.\n
\nIn this maternity cover contract, youll be connecting hearts and minds, translating compassion into action and driving real-world impact through your creativity and expertise.\n
\nWhats more, youll have the chance to grow your leadership skills and further enhance your portfolio as part of our passionate, innovative and empathetic team.\n
\nThe closing date for this role is 6th September 2026.\n
\nOther organisations may call this role Digital Fundraising Lead, Digital Marketing Lead, Digital Campaigns Lead, Fundraising Lead, Digital Engagement Lead, Marketing and Communications Lead, or Marketing and Fundraising Lead.\n
Christian Values, Beliefs and Ethos:\n
\nAs a Christian mission, MAF UK seeks staff who share in the evangelical Christian values and beliefs as described in the mission, purpose, values, and beliefs statements. All staff will be required to actively support and demonstrate the Christian values of the organisation and to take part in organisational activities such as staff devotions, prayer meetings, and fellowship days.\n
\nWebrecruit and Mission Aviation Fellowship UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.\n
\nSo, if youre ready to lead digital campaigns that inspire as a Digital Fundraising & Campaigns Lead, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.\n
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