Philanthropy Manager (Part-Time)

Salary: £46,666 FTE (£28,000 for 3 days per week)

Contract: Permanent, Part-time (22.5 hours per week)

Location: Home-based, with a minimum of one day per month in the London office

Closing date: 5 November

Benefits: Flexible working, 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, birthday leave, volunteering day, 5% employer pension contribution, enhanced family leave, life insurance, health cash plan and wellbeing support.

Are you a successful philanthropic fundraiser with experience securing five and six-figure gifts? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and ambitious fundraising team at a leading UK charity. Philanthropy has become a significant area of growth for the organisation, securing transformational gifts that fund vital research, improve support services and help drive better outcomes for people affected by sarcoma.

As Philanthropy Manager, you will lead the charity's major donor programme, managing a portfolio of generous supporters while overseeing high-value trusts and foundations activity, Big Give campaigns and the development of Group Funds. Working closely with senior stakeholders, including the CEO, trustees and fundraising colleagues, you will build meaningful relationships that inspire long-term support and help secure sustainable income growth. You will also provide leadership and development support to fundraising team members, helping to shape and deliver an ambitious philanthropy strategy.

To be successful as the Philanthropy Manager, you will need:

• A proven track record of successfully securing five and six-figure gifts from major donors.
• Significant experience of writing and securing high-value trust and foundation grants.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with the confidence to make significant fundraising asks and manage senior stakeholder relationships
• Strong strategic planning, forecasting and pipeline management skills, alongside experience of managing and developing fundraising staff

If you would like to discuss this role with us, please contact us and quote the reference 3149EI.

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If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period early.