About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. We’re looking for a new Philanthropy Manager, homebased in the South East of England, to join our expanding Philanthropy Team. The Philanthropy Team supports the RNLI by working with individuals who are passionate about our work and want to make a difference through high-value gifts.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we are about to embark on a £150m capital appeal which the Philanthropy Team will be a key part of delivering. This is a new role, our second in the South East, and you will work closely with our experienced Philanthropy Manager who has been managing the whole area. You will have a dedicated geography of focus around but not exclusive to Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and part of London.
Some of the benefits
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cash plan option
- Training & Development in Major Giving
Your role
As a Philanthropy Manager, you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:
- Growing and managing a portfolio of up to 70-90 major donors, to solicit and close five, six and seven figure gifts
- Building compelling cases for support that inspire and align with donors’ interests and identified needs
- Developing and hosting a small number of engagement, prospecting, and recognition events
- Providing excellent customer service and stewardship
About you
We’re looking for someone who loves meeting people and has a natural aptitude for selling and prospecting. You’ll thrive on developing relationships, inspiring others in the work of the RNLI. Your great communication skills will allow you to flex your style to a wider range of audiences, whether colleagues, senior stakeholders, donors or prospects. You’ll be self-motivated working as part of a remote team and be comfortable working outside regular office hours and travelling occasionally within the rest of the UK and Ireland as the job demands.
To be considered as a Philanthropy Manager, you will need:
- Ideally you will be able to have easy access to your key geographical areas highlighted above
- Relevant or transferable experience of account managing and developing and maintaining excellent relationships with individuals. You excel at Customer Service.
- Experience of working with stakeholders at all levels both internal and external, securing and managing meetings with senior stakeholders, flexing style to the audience.
- Excellent numerical skills and ability to prepare financial information, and ability to discuss and present complex information, and the ability to communicate with passion and authority
- This post requires a valid driving licence
So, as a Philanthropy Manager if you have the drive and enthusiasm to be part of our One Crew to achieve our Philanthropy goals and want to see how you can support our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. To apply, please visit our jobs page.
Closing date: 9 August 2026.
Interview date: 18 August 2026.
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
5Rights is seeking to recruit a Junior UK Affairs Officer on a six month fixed term contract, to support the Foundation's advocacy and policy work across the United Kingdom. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual interested in children's rights, politics and the tech industry. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to one of the most important policy challenges of our time - how we ensure the digital world is built with children in mind. They will gain practical experience across policy development, stakeholder engagement, legislative processes and campaigning, playing an active role in projects that are influencing how governments, regulators and industry protect and uphold children's rights online.
About 5Rights
5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve children and young people today and for future generations.We are a small team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in how the digital world works. We have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No.25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse developments in UK digital policy, online safety, privacy, AI governance, and children's rights.
- Conduct research on parliamentary activity, government consultations, regulatory initiatives, and emerging technology issues.
- Prepare policy briefings, stakeholder summaries, background notes, and advocacy materials.
- Support the drafting of consultation responses, position papers, speeches, and external communications.
- Assist with stakeholder mapping and engagement activities involving policymakers, regulators, civil society organisations, academics, and industry representatives.
- Help coordinate meetings, events, roundtables, and workshops.
- Track media coverage and public discourse related to children's digital rights and online safety.
- Maintain advocacy databases, contact lists, and project documentation.
- Contribute to campaign planning and outreach activities where appropriate.
- Provide administrative and project support to the advocacy and policy team.
Person specification
This is an ideal opportunity for someone at the start of their career who is looking for meaningful work with real-world impact. We are looking for someone with the following attributes:
Essential skills and attributes
- A proactive, enthusiastic problem-solver with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks, meet deadlines and consistently follow through.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate and engaging communications for different audiences.
- Sound judgement, professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Curious, adaptable and eager to learn, with the resilience to thrive in a changeable environment where priorities can change.
- A collaborative team player who can build positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Confident using Microsoft 365 (including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and comfortable learning new digital tools.
- A genuine commitment to the mission and values of 5Rights Foundation and an interest in improving children's experiences in the digital world.
Desirable skills and attributes
- A degree in a relevant discipline, such as public policy, politics, law, social sciences, international relations or communications.
- An interest in technology policy, children's rights, digital regulation or public affairs
- Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesise complex information into clear, concise briefings.
- An interest in current affairs and confidence monitoring and summarising policy developments.
- Experience (through study, work experience or volunteering) of research, communications, campaigning or stakeholder engagement.
- An enthusiasm for learning and developing within a small, ambitious and collaborative team.
Practical details:
Location: Remote position in the UK. Ability to travel to London for regular meetings is an advantage. Occasional international travel required.
Salary: Starting salary of £27,040 per annum pro-rata, with some flexibility for candidates with exceptional skills and experience.
Contract: 6 months fixed term
Working hours: Full time (38h week), with occasional accommodation necessary for weekend-engagements and work across time-zones.
Statutory pension contribution.
Annual leave: 25 days per annum pro-rata
Work equipment including a laptop will be provided.
Starting data: ASAP, depending on notice period.
Reporting line: Head of UK Affairs, based in UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
AAUK’s primary role is to secure new national partnerships and steward our existing partners to generate vital funds for the 21 regional Air Ambulance charities and to fund our own vital sector representation, and we are looking for an experienced Corporate Fundraising Officer to join our team!
Purpose of Post
The Corporate Fundraising Officer will primarily be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing corporate partners, there will be an element of securing new corporate partners
• Creation and management of a robust pipeline to support business development opportunities and income targets for national partnerships.
• Maximise income generation opportunities from existing partners
• Secure new corporate partnerships
• Provide exceptional account management to a diverse mix of partners.
Key Responsibilities
• To work proactively to identify, research and develop new national partnerships (corporates, representative bodies, trusts and foundations) through the creation and management of a robust pipeline.
• To provide exceptional account management to a mix of national partnerships to consistently deliver mutually beneficial and multi-year partnerships aligned to AAUK’s strategic objectives and meet agreed income and engagement targets.
• To secure new corporate relationships including strategic partners, commercial and brand partnerships, grant giving, charity of the year, as well as cause-related and affinity marketing partnerships to contribute to meeting financial targets.
• To develop effective, relevant, and innovative funding proposals and pitches for potential and current partners aligned to Air Ambulances UK’s strategy.
• To work collaboratively with beneficiary organisations to deliver the full potential of national partnerships, promote awareness of our national fundraising programme to support business development and to deliver financial and social impact reporting of partnerships.
• To effectively project manage and work collaboratively with local air ambulance charity stakeholders to coordinate and maximise opportunities.
• All relevant administration tasks including thanking and recognition, monthly activity reporting, management of our general inbox and updating and maintaining AAUK’s CRM system (Donorfy).
• To attend meetings and make presentations to staff, beneficiaries, and member charities.
• To keep abreast of market trends and developments in partnership fundraising.
• To work in a way that reflects and supports Air Ambulances UK’s Values
• To perform any other duties as assigned
Key Relationships
Internal: Income Generation team colleagues, Events team, Marketing team, Finance Manager, CEO, AAUK Board
External: Local air ambulances, key contacts within partnerships, suppliers, and other key stakeholders
Person Specification
Essential
Experience:
- Experience of national corporate partnerships work
- Experience of business development and pitching
- Experience of achieving agreed income targets and accurate financial reporting
- Experience of project management
- Experience of working with fundraising databases
- Experience of managing relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders
Abilities:
- Ability to develop and deliver creative and innovative fundraising propositions for potential partners and donors, as well as other various stakeholders
- Ability to communicate, motivate and inspire supporters and key audiences virtually and face-to-face, as well as by post, telephone and other appropriate methods
- Ability to make tailored presentations to varying audiences
Skills:
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Active problem-solving skills
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Proactive self-starter
- Creative and innovative thinking
- Team player who embraces collaborative working
- Proficient in the use of IT tools such as MS Office
- Strong attention to detail and high standards in the production of quality work
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both alone and as part of a small team
Knowledge and Understanding:
- To possess, or have the motivation to develop, a thorough knowledge of the work of Air Ambulances UK and the air ambulance sector
- Understanding of the need to work in collaboration with fundraisers from beneficiary charities organisations
- Understanding and knowledge of emerging digital fundraising practices
- Knowledge of GDPR principles and the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice and its guidelines
Other:
- Commitment to upholding, supporting and demonstrating the Air Ambulances UK values and behaviours in your work internally and externally
- Driving licence
- Access to your own vehicle
- Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight stays
Desirable
- General fundraising experience
- Relevant fundraising qualification/experience
- Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practise and its guideline
Please apply by submitting your CV and a covering letter, including your notice period, which addresses all the criteria in the person specification by COP 14th of August 2026.
Interviews will be held week commencing 24th of August 2026.
We are the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.