When Bryn Parry, a veteran and eminent cartoonist, and his wife Emma heard in 2007 that people were shouting at wounded veterans at a local public swimming pool, they knew they had to do something. So they started a campaign for dedicated facilities and a movement to change the way we see and support veterans and their loved ones. Over £2M was raised in just 2 months, and Help for Heroes was born.

Help For Heroes is now a national charity with a vision for a society where everyone in the Armed Forces community lives well after service. The charity provides tailored support for physical and mental health to veterans and their families in their homes and communities across the UK. The charity have recently appointed a new CEO, James Needham, who joined in 2018 as their Chief Operating Officer. James has been instrumental in the development of the charity’s 10-year ‘Live Well’ strategy and brings a wealth of industry experience, having previously spent over 15 years working within the hospitality sector for the likes of Greene King and Starbucks.

The Head of Individual Giving leads teams across individual giving, legacies and supporter care. You will be instrumental in driving growth within individual giving, with secured investment, and ensuring legacies continues to be a key income stream. This role is fundamental to the new income and engagement strategy.

You will be able to reshape and develop the individual giving strategy as you see fit, achieving the headline aims with the autonomy and freedom necessary to deliver this within the larger strategy framework. This role has the potential to be career defining for the right candidate who can drive transformational change and thrives in being able to see opportunities through to fruition.