Based at our Head Office in Leatherhead
Status: Permanent
Salary: Band 6, £38,164 – £40,369 per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Fringe Allowance (capped at a maximum of £2,118 per annum).
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 16:30, hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home
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About Us:
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.
About the role:
New Role – Strengthen Community and Volunteer Engagement
We’re pleased to be recruiting for a new role at Combat Stress – Senior Volunteer and Community Fundraising Officer – to help strengthen and develop our relationships with community fundraisers and volunteers across the UK.
Sitting within the Volunteer and Community Fundraising team, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of community-led fundraising activities and support the implementation of our national volunteer programme.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver and support a portfolio of community fundraising events and initiatives
- Build strong relationships with individual fundraisers, schools, and community groups
- Assist with the development and coordination of our volunteer programme, including the use of our new Volunteer Management System
- Provide excellent stewardship to ensure our fundraisers and volunteers feel supported, valued, and inspired
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in Fundraising, Digital and Communications to promote opportunities and celebrate supporter achievements
We’re looking for someone with experience in community fundraising and volunteer coordination, who is proactive, organised, and committed to delivering outstanding supporter experiences.
If you’re passionate about working with people and want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of veterans living with mental health challenges, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is subject to a DBS check.
What we offer:
You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.
Benefits:
• 27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.
• Competitive stakeholder pension scheme – contributions matched up to 11% of salary
• Discount shopping vouchers
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• Death in Service Scheme
Plus many more.
How to apply:
To apply, send an up to date CV and covering letter to recruitmentheadoffice@combatstress.org.uk
If you have been informed about the role by a current employee, please state this and the employees name in your covering letter.
For further information about the role please contact our Head of Challenges and Community, kate.mckeand@combatstress.org.uk
No Agencies Please.
Please note, you MUST have the right to work in the UK to apply for our vacancies and work at Combat Stress.
New appointments will normally be made on the first incremental point of the advertised band within the salary scale.
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Closing date: Monday 25 August 2025
Interview date: w/c 1 September 2025
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants
