Fundraising Lead Trustee

If you have extensive experience of fundraising, there is a volunteer opportunity here for you offering tremendous satisfaction and a chance to make a difference in assisting the monastic community at Ampleforth Abbey in its mission to the Church and society in the 21st century and ensuring financial resilience in the furtherance of its monastic life and apostolic works.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is the legal charitable entity which governs the foundation and as a trustee, you will help deliver the Trust's Strategic Plan Choosing a Future Together and, with particular responsibility for fundraising, help develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy. The successful candidate will be invited to join the Board as soon as reasonably possible after the completion of the interview process.

Ampleforth Abbey is home to England's largest Benedictine monastic community, 40 monks who live according to the Rule of St Benedict. The community has been in this part of North Yorkshire, an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Howardian Hills and on the edge of the North York Moors, since 1802. As well as the prayer and community life of the monks, the monastery is responsible for a number of religious, pastoral and educational works, run in full partnership with lay people, who collaborate with the monks at every level of the Ampleforth organisation.

With your fundraising experience you will have a pivotal role in providing expertise, advice and guidance to align fundraising within the charity's overall Strategic Plan to ensure effective income generation; collaborate with the monastic community and the Board of trustees to develop and monitor a donor engagement plan; and report to the Board at a strategic level on the successes and challenges of the fundraising strategy.

How to apply

Click on the 'Apply now' button below. You can find the full job description in the supporting documents below. Please upload your CV and a cover letter containing the contact details of two referees.

The closing date for applications is 1200 on Friday 17 May. 

Candidates short-listed for interview will be notified in the week beginning 20 May 2024 and interviews will be held at Ampleforth Abbey on Thursday 30 May 2024.

The Trust values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.