Marketing and Fundraising Officer

Motivated to create real global change? Creative and ready to kickstart your career? Join our international non-profit supporting vulnerable children and young people around the world.

We're looking for a recent graduate to join our Marketing and Fundraising team based in Milton Keynes, starting in early September.

Over the 12-month programme, you'll build your skills in content, campaigns, events, and fundraising - with the chance to lead your own corporate social responsibility project engaging local businesses to make a real difference.

You’ll experience first-hand what life is like in a small but ambitious charity and get access to mentorship from senior leadership to help shape your professional journey.

About Toybox: Toybox is a UK charity with a vision to end the injustice of children in street situations, one of the world’s most vulnerable groups. Toybox works in urban environments, with local partners in Latin America, Africa and Asia and is currently helping thousands of children in the most dangerous cities of our world.

Job Purpose: This is a unique opportunity for a recent graduate to kickstart a career in the charity sector through a structured 12-month programme. As part of our Marketing and Fundraising team, the role will offer hands-on experience across campaigns, communications, donor engagement, and events.

A real-world project is at the centre of the year: To research, design, and launch a local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative that helps Milton Keynes-based businesses support our work with street children.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Marketing and Fundraising campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Create engaging content for social media, emails, and our website
• Help plan and deliver fundraising events
• Maintain donor data and supporter journeys using our CRM system
• Research local businesses and current UK CSR trends
• Design a CSR programme for corporate engagement within Milton Keynes
• Build relationships with local companies and networks
• Lead a pilot CSR project and present outcomes to the Leadership Team
• Track performance and generate creative ideas for future fundraising growth

Person Specifications:

• A recent graduate (or equivalent experience) any discipline welcome
• Great communication skills — written, verbal, and visual
• Confidence with digital tools (email platforms, Canva, social media, Google Analytics)
• Curiosity, creativity, and the drive to make a difference
• A self-starter mindset with a willingness to learn and grow
• A genuine interest in children's rights, international development, or social impact
• Some knowledge of Milton Keynes or willingness to connect locally

Desirable (but not essential)

• Experience in volunteering, fundraising, or digital content creation
• Understanding of corporate fundraising or CSR trends
• Familiarity with CRMs

The essentials:

• 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum, plus discretionary three days over Christmas and the opportunity to buy more.
• A pension: You contribute a minimum of 2%, and we’ll add another 6% to your contributions.
• Access to confidential support and counselling when you need it.
• A hybrid and adaptable working policy where employees can work remotely for up to 60% of their working hours (role dependent)
• Enhanced Leave Policies

The extras:

• Focus on innovation - employees are given 5 -10% of their time to work on innovation projects.
• Birthday Leave – employees are eligible for a full day of paid leave on their birthday.
• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion and eating out through charityworkerdiscounts.co.uk
• Well-being days – employees are given two paid well-being days a year, plus an organisational well-being day with the team.

How to apply:

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 13th June 2025 at 5pm.

Shortlisting will take place w/c 16th June with in-person interviews being held w/c 30th June. Competency tests and video interviews may be scheduled before this date.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact us and we’ll put you in touch with the relevant person.

When applying for this role, please ensure you submit a full CV, and a covering note of not more than two pages OR a short video introduction of no more than three minutes, summarising why you want to work for Toybox, and your proven ability related to the attached job description. 

Additional information:

At Toybox we strive to hire the best. If you are driven to change the world for street children, you will fit right in. We are courageous in what we do, always looking to innovate and improve. We learn from our mistakes and celebrate our wins. Everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. Toybox values diversity and therefore we encourage and welcome applications from all suitably skilled candidates.

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please let us know and we will contact you to discuss how we can help.

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Toybox is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, trustees and volunteers to share this commitment.

You must have the right to work in the UK by the start of your employment.