Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery with an effective and proven multi-disciplinary model. Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to global companies and public bodies seeking to protect their operations and supply chains against the risks of modern slavery and labour exploitation. We have active programmes in the UK, USA, Ethiopia and Uganda, reaching approximately 200,000 adults and children a year. Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance have staff and volunteers involved in operational support, fundraising or other initiatives in Australia. Hope for Justice exists to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery by identifying victims, supporting survivors and preventing exploitation. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you. Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. We are a global organisation with staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, and ensure through our recruitment processes that we continue to welcome candidates from all walks of life. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our advertised roles, and you share our values and mission to end slavery, then we strongly encourage your application regardless of your background.

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Church Partner and Donor Relations Advisor to join our UK Philanthropy team on a full time basis. The Church Partner and Donor Relations Advisor plays an integral role in identifying, nurturing and securing relationships and income from new and existing mid-level donors and church partners, and growing the portfolio and income on a month by month basis. You will lead on the strategic engagement with churches, raising awareness and building impactful relationships, which will include managing and collaborating on events.

The ideal candidate will be an outstanding communicator, relationship-builder and problem-solver to take us to the next level in the way we interact with donors and church partners. You will have experience in public speaking and event planning, as well as CRM management and supporting in analysis of the data and wider strategic planning.

Main Duties

• Develop and manage a portfolio of mid-level donors and church partners, cultivating new supporters and strengthening existing relationships.
• Drive income generation by securing one-off and regular gifts from individuals and church networks, meeting monthly and annual fundraising targets.
• Lead strategic engagement with churches, representing Hope for Justice at events, conferences, and gatherings to raise awareness and build impactful partnerships.
• Project manage partnership initiatives, including collaborations with external organisations and the creation of engaging events for church communities (e.g., anti-slavery week, Christmas, Easter).
• Ensure accurate recording and reporting of donor and church income data in the CRM system, supporting analysis and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with Philanthropy, Communications, and Digital teams to deliver effective donor and church engagement strategies.
• Uphold GDPR and safeguarding standards in all interactions, ensuring compliance and care for all stakeholders.
• Innovate and adapt, bringing fresh ideas to donor and church engagement and responding to emerging opportunities.
• Annually evaluate and refine our church engagement strategy in partnership with the US Church Partners leader as well as the CPO
• Develop from staff and volunteers a group of speakers we can send to churches for gatherings and events, and coach them for effective communication and follow up
• Other duties as assigned

Key Result Areas

• Growth in income from mid-level donors and churches.
• Strengthened strategic partnerships with church networks.
• Successful delivery of partnership projects and events.
• Accurate and timely data management and reporting.
• Compliance with GDPR and safeguarding policies.
• Positive collaboration across internal teams.

As part of Hope for Justice, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 1 day Marriage Leave
• Birthday Day
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to our Employee Rewards Platform, providing discounts and offers for well-known retailers
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family
• Professional development opportunities
• Professional memberships paid
• Flexible and hybrid working

Role Details

Job type: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Up to 40,000 pa based on experience

Closing date: 5th January 2026

Applications will be reviewed and interviews held on a rolling basis. The advert may be removed prior to the closing date if the position is filled. If you are interested in this role please ensure to submit your application as soon as possible.

Location: Home based in UK with International travel

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy – to view this please click here. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Personal data of the selected candidate(s) may be transmitted to INTERPOL for a security check for the purpose of identifying threats the candidate could pose to children and vulnerable persons in regard to a sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment offences.

We would like to inform you that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we regret that we are not able to respond individually to all applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process, thank you for your understanding.