Head of Fundraising, Limerick

Mid West Simon Community is a long-established organisation working to address homelessness across Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary through housing, support, and prevention services.

The organisation is now entering a new phase of fundraising development following the creation of a new Funding Strategy and is seeking to appoint a Head of Fundraising to lead this work.

The Role Reporting to the CEO and sitting on the Senior Management Team, the Head of Fundraising will lead the development of Mid West Simon Community’s fundraising function, with responsibility for income growth, diversification, donor engagement, and fundraising strategy implementation.

This role will play an important part in strengthening sustainable and unrestricted income streams to support the organisation’s long-term development and response to rising demand for homelessness services across the region.

The role will have a particular focus on:

Corporate partnerships

Individual giving

Major donor and philanthropic fundraising

Fundraising systems and processes

Donor stewardship and relationship management

The successful candidate will also contribute to wider organisational strategy and leadership as part of the senior management team.

The Organisation Mid West Simon Community currently has a small fundraising function in place and plans to continue developing the area over time. The organisation is looking for someone who can help shape that development and work closely with the CEO and wider organisation on future fundraising growth.

The CEO described the organisation as highly supportive of fundraising development and open to new ideas, initiatives, and approaches.

About You Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

Experience in a senior fundraising role with responsibility for income generation and relationship management

Experience in one or more of the following areas: corporate fundraising, individual giving, major donors, or philanthropy

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Experience managing fundraising systems, reporting, and donor data

Leadership capability and strategic thinking

Alignment with the mission and values of Mid West Simon Community

Experience in the charity sector is desirable, although the organisation is open to speaking with candidates bringing transferable relationship-management, partnership-development, or strategic leadership experience.

Working Arrangements The organisation offers flexible hybrid working arrangements. Candidates must be able to travel within the region as required.

Applications To apply, please submit your CV. Applications close at 9am on 1 June (Mon) 2026.

Recruitment for the Co-CEO position is being managed by Purpose+Impact. We are committed to the principles of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from interested parties regardless of race, national origin, age, disability, relationship status, religion, expression or identity, and are happy to support accessibility needs in our recruitment process.

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