CBM UK

2 job(s) at CBM UK

CBM UK Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
May 01, 2026
Full time
The Marketing Officer/Senior Marketing Officer (Retention) at CBM UK is an important role in making our life-changing work possible. Advertised at Officer or Senior Officer level (subject to experience), the role delivers direct and digital fundraising appeals to existing individual supporters, high value donors, and churches to drive donations and grow awareness, through creative and impactful fundraising communications. Key responsibilities: The position holder is responsible for developing fundraising campaigns for individual supporter audiences; supporting the development of the annual public fundraising plan; building supporter journeys and testing new channels and messages. Working closely with the Head of Marketing and across the Fundraising & Communications team, the Marketing Officer/Senior Marketing Officer (Retention) is responsible for planning and delivering a significant marketing programme, carrying out fundraising campaigns to existing supporters across multiple channels, including direct mail, email, and telephone. Cultivation appeals (60%) a. Deliver regular and inspiring off-line direct marketing campaigns to existing supporters on time and within budget. The role holder will plan, co-ordinate and prepare fundraising appeals. This involves creating briefs, working alongside freelance copywriters and designers, and managing print and fulfilment suppliers. Lead on the delivery of online appeals and updates, including the planning and coordination of mass supporter emails. Optimise the performance (traffic and income) of website fundraising pages, including appeal landing pages and donation platforms. Ensuring pages on the CBM website are engaging to existing and new audiences and utilising Search Engine Optimisation tools. Lead on the planning and implementation of feeding back to existing supporters on our work as part of their donor journey, through leading on CBM UK s supporter newsletters, e-news and prayer diaries. Prepare internal marketing materials for CBM UK colleagues and provide briefings for supporter facing teams ahead of each campaign. Develop excellent working relationships with existing and new agencies and suppliers, including marketing agencies, writers, designers, print suppliers and mailing houses. Source new agencies and suppliers as appropriate. High donor fundraising (20%) Lead on CBM s high donor fundraising programme, through planning and managing regular communications and fundraising asks to this segment of supporters, working towards achieving annual income growth targets. Work alongside the Supporter Relations team to develop and carry out a donor journey for high donors, including personalised communications through phone, email and post. New product testing (10%) Proactively test and develop new fundraising ideas, channels and messages to engage with and raise funds from new and existing audiences. Maintain awareness and anticipation of charity sector trends relating to direct marketing and keep abreast of competitor activities to enable CBM to respond and adapt quickly where appropriate. Planning and reporting (10%) Analysis and reporting of appeals and projects, providing learnings that will enable informed decision making around future activities. Develop a good knowledge of the CRM system (Salesforce) and ensure appropriate recording and reporting of direct marketing activity. Other Ensure the consistent implementation of CBMs brand, key messages and style guide in fundraising activities. Awareness of, and compliance across direct marketing, of Fundraising Regulator and Data Protection legal requirements (GDPR and PECR). Work with other teams, including the CBM Global Federation, to maximise collaboration opportunities and integrated working. Help develop a culture of enthusiasm, continual improvement and success which reflects the ambitions of CBM UK. Occasional out of normal office working hours. Occasional travel in the UK and possibility of travel internationally. Please download the recruitment pack for full details.
CBM UK Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
May 01, 2026
Full time
The Marketing Officer/Senior Marketing Officer (Acquisition) at CBM UK is an important role in making our life-changing work possible. Advertised at Officer or Senior Officer level (subject to experience) , the role delivers direct and digital marketing communications to grow awareness, and recruit and engage with new long-term CBM supporters, through creative and impactful fundraising communications. Key responsibilities: The position holder is responsible for developing and delivering fundraising campaigns that will engage with CBM target individual audiences; supporting the development of the annual public fundraising plan; building supporter journeys and testing new channels and messages. Working closely with the Head of Marketing and across the Fundraising & Communications team to plan, coordinate and deliver donor acquisition appeals to recruit new individual supporters, using a variety of direct and digital marketing channels. Regular giving (mostly monthly Direct Debits) are a large part of CBMs donor acquisition activity, and as such, part of this acquisition role is the planning and co-ordination of regular giving conversion, recruitment, retention, and upgrade campaigns. Donor Acquisition (30%) Working alongside the Head of Marketing and external agencies to plan and deliver a supporter recruitment programme, using channels that may include, but not limited to, inserts, press adverts, and door drops. email, paid social media adverts, Pay Per Click Googe adverts, and lead generation activities. Optimise the performance (traffic and income) of website fundraising pages, including appeal landing pages and donation platforms. Ensuring pages on the CBM website are engaging to existing and new audiences and utilising Search Engine Optimisation tools. Plan and coordinate an off-line and online welcome journey for new supporters to CBM, that will encourage ongoing engagement and long-term support. Develop excellent working relationships with existing and new agencies and suppliers, including marketing agencies, writers, designers, print suppliers and mailing houses. Source new agencies and suppliers as appropriate. Regular Giving (20%) As part of the regular giving retention plan, deliver inspiring direct and digital marketing communications and updates to monthly supporters about CBMs work and the people their gifts are supporting. This can involve creating briefs, working alongside freelance copywriters and designers, and managing print and fulfilment suppliers. Working alongside our inhouse Supporter Relations team and external telephone fundraising agencies to co-ordinate regular giving conversion, upgrade and retention campaigns over the telephone. Deliver, test and refine a welcome and ongoing donor journey for regular giving supporters, across digital, post and phone channels, to update and thank supporters. Legacy and In-Memoriam Giving (20%) Work alongside the Head of Marketing and Senior Supporter Relations Officer to develop marketing plans for legacy and in-memoriam giving. Responsible for legacy and in-memoriam giving direct mail and email appeals, and work alongside the Communications Team to ensure the legacy and in-memoriam giving website pages inspire new and existing supporters to support CBM in these ways. New product testing (20%) a. Test and develop new fundraising ideas, channels and messages to engage with and raise funds from new and existing audiences. b. Maintain an awareness and anticipation of charity sector trends relating to direct marketing and keep abreast of competitor activities to enable CBM to respond and adapt quickly where appropriate. Planning and reporting (10%) Analysis and reporting of appeals and projects, providing learnings that will enable informed decision making around future activity. Develop a good knowledge of the CRM system (Salesforce) and ensure appropriate recording and reporting of direct marketing activity. Other Ensure the consistent implementation of CBMs brand, key messages and style guide in fundraising activities. Awareness of, and compliance across direct marketing, of Fundraising Regulator and Data Protection legal requirements (GDPR and PECR). Work with other teams, including the CBM Global Federation, to maximise collaboration opportunities and integrated working. Help develop a culture of enthusiasm, continual improvement and success which reflects the ambitions of CBM UK. Occasional out of normal office working hours. Occasional travel in the UK and possibility of travel internationally. For full details, please download the recruitment pack.