Salary: £48,626 - £54,029
Contract: 18-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: London Hybrid
Closing date: 13th November 2026
Benefits: Cash healthcare plan, gym membership discount, employer pension contribution of at least 5%, early finish Friday, annual season ticket loan

We are thrilled to be looking for a Project Manager to join the team at Diabetes UK as a Fundraising Growth Transformation Lead. Diabetes UK is one of the UK's leading health charities dedicated to improving lives through pioneering research, influencing policy, tackling health inequalities and providing support to millions of people across the country. Reporting to the Director of Engagement & Fundraising, this newly created role offers the opportunity to lead a high-profile transformation programme that will shape the future growth and sustainability of fundraising income.

As part of this exciting role, you will lead the programme management and delivery of an ambitious fundraising growth strategy, ensuring strategic investment, organisational change and improvement activity translate into measurable income, engagement and organisational benefits. This is a highly visible position with significant autonomy and influence, ideal for someone who enjoys leading complex transformation programmes and delivering organisational change at scale.

To be successful as the Fundraising Growth Transformation Lead you will need:

• Significant experience leading complex cross-organisational transformation or programme management initiatives with strategic and financial impact
• Strong experience managing change programmes focused on performance improvement, culture, processes and organisational effectiveness.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to hold senior leaders and workstream owners to account without direct authority.
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If you would like to discuss this role with us please email your CV to [email protected] or contact us and quote the reference 3155JP.

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If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.