ROLE DESCRIPTION  

37.5 hours per week 

Duration: Permanent  

Salary: £40-55K depending on experience  

Reports to: CEO  

Location: Fight for Peace Academy. Woodman Street. London 

Application deadline: 5pm on Sunday, 21 September 2025 

Background and context: 

At Fight for Peace, we support young people to reach their full potential. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we have been operating since 2000 and have impacted the lives of thousands of young people at our Academy in east London, and via a national and international network of partners who are trained in our approach. 

We focus on marginalised communities because typically this is where the need for our work is greatest, and where we can have the biggest impact. Our work covers three complementary strategic areas to ensure that we can maximise our reach and impact Academy, Alliance and Collectives. We work directly with young people at our Academy, developing their potential using a Five Pillars methodology which combines combat sports, education, employability, youth leadership and support services.

Via our Alliance, we exchange skills, knowledge and support with over 120 community-based partners around the world to strengthen youth programmes and enable us to maximise our influence and reach. And through our Collectives in east London and Jamaica, we bring together services, decision-makers and stakeholders to strengthen youth services across communities and find solutions for complex issues affecting young people.

Purpose of the role  

• To make a significant and effective contribution to Fight for Peace & its success.
• Leading on Income Generation strategies in support of our overarching Business Plan. 
• Proactively supporting the strategic direction of the organisation as a member of the leadership team.
• To develop and deliver a stronger and more diversified income base, with clear and compelling fundraising propositions, insight-driven product development, impact-driven reporting, donor cultivation, trusts development, sponsorship opportunities, and more interactive community fundraising.

You will 

• Work with the CEO, Finance Director & Income Generation team to manage the fundraising budget, with direct responsibility for all fundraising lines, ensuring that income is accurately forecasted, and team members work to and report on set KPIs 
• Drive the delivery of our fundraising strategy, alongside the CEO, Board and Income Generation Committee to lead the implementation of the fundraising strategy and develop further as appropriate.

• Provide robust management of the business development and income generation portfolio by developing, monitoring and controlling budgets, aiming to ensure the best value. 
• Identify and secure new sources of income. 
• Adopt a commercial focus to increase income generation beyond established fundraising streams with new and innovative ideas, testing new concepts and initiatives for new income streams.
• Translating the Income Generation strategic vision into operational business plans.
• Work closely with the CEO & Leadership team to maximise awareness and funding of our work to allow for continued meaningful engagement with existing funders and to enable us to reach new audiences.
• Line management of IG team

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES  

Required  

• New business development , including developing a strong pipeline, cases for support, compelling funding pitches, and written funding bids. 
• Donor stewardship and partnership management, including renewing and uplifting partnerships, building strong relationships and networks, reporting on impact,  and communicating milestones and developments. 
• Excellent project management and organisational skills (including financial management).
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues to establish a collaborative working environment.
• Strong leadership skills, able to lead by example on working flexibly as part of a small and dynamic team.

Knowledge and experience

• A track record of developing corporate partnerships within the youth, sports for development and charitable sector.
• Understanding of wider charitable income streams such as individual giving and major donors as well as trading and product development.
• Extensive experience in articulating complex projects and programmes of work and dealing with external and internal stakeholders at a leadership level. 
• Experience and understanding of partnership building and relationship management programmes, and in a wide range of engagement channels, including digital. 

Application process

• Interested candidates should send CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages to jobs@fightforpeace.net with the subject title ‘SnrManager – Income Generation application’.
• On receipt of your application, you will be sent an Equal Opportunities questionnaire to complete.
• Closing date for applications is midnight on 21 September 2025.

The Use of AI

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. However, if you are thinking of using AI to support your application, we ask you to think carefully about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. Therefore, we encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, INCLUSIVENESS AND CONFIDENTIALITY 

Fight for Peace is committed to safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk that the organisation works with. We are committed to equality and inclusive practice. Fight for Peace actively promotes equality of opportunity for all and welcomes applications from a wide range of prospective employees and participants, including those with relevant lived experience, a history of offending or with criminal records. 

Fight for Peace will only ask an individual to provide details of sensitive information, including convictions and cautions, that it is legally entitled to know about. Most of our staff and volunteers will be in Positions of Trust and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check must be completed by anyone who meets the government’s definition of ‘Regulated Activity’ or ‘Regular Activity’ within our activities and services. We do not want this to be a barrier to those who have the potential to add great value to the work we do.  

All information disclosed for the purposes of employment will be used for the sole purpose of assessing whether an individual is suitable and appropriate to work with our members and/or if any specific arrangements around supervision and support might be required. All information gathered as part of our recruitment processes will be treated sensitively and equitably, with confidentiality strictly maintained. 

Right to work in the UK essential for the duration of the contract and visa sponsorship is not available for this position.