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We are looking for a motivated and personable Philanthropy & Development Officer to join our Income Generation team at Isabel Hospice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys connecting with supporters, developing partnerships, and helping to grow income that directly supports compassionate hospice care across Hertfordshire.
Working closely with our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will help develop income from major donors, trusts, foundations, and community audiences. You’ll support the stewardship of supporters, contribute to funding applications, and help us engage new and more diverse communities with the hospice.
About the Role
This varied and rewarding role will include:
- Supporting relationships with existing and prospective major donors and supporters
- Researching and preparing applications to trusts & foundations
- Helping to identify and engage new community audiences
- Supporting fundraising income targets and pipeline management
- Working collaboratively across teams to gather stories, impact information, and develop supporter materials
- Maintaining accurate records using Raiser’s Edge CRM
- Representing the hospice at events and engagement activities where appropriate
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- An excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills
- Confident building relationships with a wide range of people
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Passionate about delivering excellent supporter stewardship
- Creative, resilient, and motivated to help grow income
- Committed to the values and mission of hospice care
You may already have experience in fundraising, customer service, community engagement, or another relationship-focused role. Experience using fundraising databases such as Raiser’s Edge would be an advantage.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension and life assurance schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health Service Discounts
- Refer a friend bonus
If you're ready to use your experience and energy to connect communities and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!
We reserve the right to close this job earlier if sufficient applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check.
For details of our inclusion statement, please see our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
At Buttle UK, we believe poverty and crisis should never define a child’s future.
For more than 70 years, Buttle UK has supported children and young people across the UK facing poverty, trauma and complex challenges. Now with an ambitious new 2025–2030 strategy, they are entering an exciting new chapter, growing their impact, amplifying their voice and investing in the partnerships that will help change children’s lives for the long term.
This is a rare opportunity to join the organisation at a pivotal moment as their new Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships.
Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications, you’ll lead high-value fundraising across major donors, trusts and foundations and corporate partnership, shaping the future of income generation at Buttle UK while leading and inspiring a talented team.
If you’re someone who combines strategic thinking with exceptional relationship-building and you’re motivated by creating meaningful change for children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll lead the development and delivery of ambitious fundraising strategies designed to drive sustainable income growth and deepen supporter engagement.
You’ll personally manage a portfolio of high-value supporters and partners, cultivating transformational relationships with high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate organisations.
Alongside this, you’ll:
- Lead and develop a team of four fundraisers
- Build innovative stewardship and cultivation journeys
- Identify and secure new strategic partnerships
- Develop fundraising systems, pipelines and KPIs
- Work closely with senior leadership to shape organisational strategy
- Champion collaborative, values-led fundraising
- Help embed co-production and safeguarding within fundraising activity
This is a role for someone who enjoys balancing strategy with hands-on relationship management and who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
What we’re looking for
We know great candidates don’t always tick every box, and we’d still encourage you to apply if this role excites you.
That said, we’re particularly keen to hear from people who bring:
- Significant experience managing high-value fundraising relationships
- A proven track record of securing six and seven-figure gifts
- Experience across major donors, trusts/foundations and/or corporate partnerships
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing high-performing teams
- Excellent communication and influencing abilities
- Strategic thinking alongside strong operational delivery
- A collaborative and compassionate approach
- A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people experiencing poverty
Why join Buttle UK?
This is an organisation that genuinely lives its values: child-focused, empathetic, responsive, collaborative and accountable.
You’ll be joining a team deeply committed to creating equitable opportunities for children and young people while also creating a supportive, inclusive and flexible working environment for staff.
Benefits include:
- Hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave plus Christmas closure and bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
- Employer pension contribution
- Employee assistance programme
- Life assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Strong commitment to learning and development
Accessibility & Inclusion
Accessibility matters deeply to both Buttle UK and Valued Recruitment.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and supportive recruitment process and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
If you need any adjustments or support at any stage of the application process, please let us know, no request is too big or too small.
Interested?
Buttle UK is partnering exclusively with Valued Recruitment for this search.
To apply, please send your CV along with a covering letter (maximum two pages) outlining:
- why this role interests you
- what you would bring to Buttle UK
Key dates
- Closing date: 9am, Monday 22 June
- First interviews: Monday 29 June and Tuesday 30 June
- Second stage interviews (London): Monday 6 July
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Thank you!
Are you experienced relationship fundraiser? We are supporting an incredible health charity with an exciting opportunity that can be either part time or full time as a Partnerships and Philanthropy Officer.
This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days a fortnight in the London office.
The Role
You would be working closely with the Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager to support and grow a portfolio of corporate partners, philanthropists and high value prospects. This varied role is perfect for someone who enjoys building relationships, developing creative proposals, and coordinating meaningful supporter engagement. You will
Support the delivery of the high value fundraising strategy
Manage and steward relationships with partners, major donors and prospects
Prepare tailored proposals, presentations and stewardship updates
Research prospects and sectors to help build a strong pipeline
Coordinate meetings, events and engagement opportunities
Work collaboratively across teams to develop strong cases for support
The Candidate
Experience managing external relationships (fundraising, partnerships, account management or commercial)
Clear, confident and engaging communication skills
Ability to develop tailored proposals, pitches or presentations
Strong commercial awareness and a collaborative approach
Experience using CRMs or databases (Raisers Edge a plus)
Benefits
Offering a generous package of benefits, including a positive approach to agile working, you would be joining a vibrant organisation dedicated to the cause but also to supporting each other and learning as they work.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
