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    Help More Children Learn to Read.

    Join Us as Fundraising and Marketing Manager!

    Read With Me is a registered charity delivering one‑to‑one reading support in 115+ Gloucestershire schools and community spaces. Do you have the fundraising and marketing skills to help us reach thousands more children?

    Trusted by schools, parents, and volunteers across the county. Thousands of sessions delivered each year to help children read with confidence.

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    Fundraising and Marketing Manager

    Employer: Read With Me (children’s literacy charity)
    Salary: Starting at £30,000
    Contract: Full time (35 hrs/week)
    Location: Remote, regular travel across Gloucestershire (car required)
    Reports to: Director
    Deadline: Midnight, 27 July 2026


    About the role

    • Raise income across community, events, corporates, trusts, and individual giving.
    • Lead campaigns, write grants, and report impact.
    • Create clear content for social, web, and email to grow reach.
    • Build strong relationships with funders, partners, and volunteers.
      Track results and keep the team informed.


    About you

    • Fundraising or marketing experience with proven results.
    • Strong writing and storytelling.
    • Confident creating digital content.
    • Organised, proactive, great with people.
    • Passion for children’s literacy.


    Benefits

    • Flexible hours, supportive team.
    • Extra leave between Christmas and New Year.


    More about us:
    Website: www.readwithme.org.uk
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Readwithme2020
    Instagram: www.instagram.com/readwithmeorg


    We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences. If there’s anything we can do to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know - Linda@readwithme.org.uk.

     

    Please note the following: 

    • Read With Me is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
    • All applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check if working in “regulated activity”.
    • The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
    • References will be taken up (prior to interview) and previous employers may be approached to verify information (covering last 5 years)
    • Providing false information is an offence.

     

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