Major gifts manager jobs

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UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Philanthropy Manager.

The successful candidate will join a team of philanthropy fundraisers in maximising income and support for UNICEF, by stewarding existing relationships and building new high value relationships. In addition, you will line manage a Philanthropy Manager and a Philanthropy Executive.

The successful candidate will have experience of securing significant donations of at least 5 figures, from individuals or family foundations and managing relationships with major supporters. They will also need to demonstrate how they have worked with senior staff and volunteers to achieve success. Line management experience would be desirable.

Closing date: 5pm, 15 July 2022.

Interview date: 9 and 10 August 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams)

In return, we offer:

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools).
• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role.
• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world.

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Charity People are delighted to have partnered with FareShare in their search for a Senior Major Giving Manager. This is a newly created, influential role and an opportunity to grow and shape a team very much at the start of its journey. During a time when the cost-of-living crisis is spiralling, this role will have a huge impact in touching thousands, possibly millions, of people's lives.

About FareShare

FareShare is a national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, they take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 10,000 frontline charities and community groups.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the issue of food security in the UK and with it FareShare's ability to get food to vulnerable communities. During 2021, they distributed 120 million meals reaching over 1 million people.

Benefits & Culture

- Growing, supportive and ambitious fundraising team
- Competitive salary of £45-50,000 & benefits package
- Central office location near Westminster / Victoria with hybrid working
- Flexibility (4 or 5 days considered)

About the role

This is a newly created role in the fundraising team and an exciting opportunity to build a portfolio or major supporters and team from scratch. You will shape a strategy that can tap into the groundswell of support and recognition FareShare has experienced in recent years.

You will work closely with colleagues to identify new and existing high-value individual giving prospects. You will motivate these individuals to engage with FareShare more often and more deeply and inspire them to give at transformational levels.

Initially you will manage a Prospect Researcher and will then grow a team of major donor professionals. You will also manage and develop the donor stewardship activity.

About you

You will be an experienced candidate with a strong track record of major gift fundraising who enjoys the challenge of building something from scratch. You may be an experienced manager of looking for a step up into a senior management role.

You will have proven experience of managing a portfolio of prospects and securing significant gifts (five and six figure gifts) and will feel confident working with Trustees and senior management.

We're looking for someone that, with the right support, excels when there is no previous pattern to copy and who thrives on making things happen.

To apply please send your CV to Emma Adams.
We are working to the following as interview dates:
First round - Wed 6 July pm
Second Round - Tue 12 July pm

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are looking for a London based Major Gifts Manager to lead a team to secure multiple high value gifts for a well loved animal charity.

The Company
A large, well known and loved animal welfare charity. Hybrid working available with a min of 2 days in the London office going forward.

The Role
Support the Head of Philanthropy by developing, delivering and monitoring the Major Gift elements of the fundraising strategy
The Major Gift Team Manager is responsible for delivering significant growth in fundraising income from major donors (donations of up to 100k).
Devise and deliver annual plans, together with associated budgets, in line with strategic objectives.
Forecast and manage major gift income and expenditure budgets, ensuring records are maintained and updated (accurately and consistently) to enable income reporting and analysis of activity.
Inspire, motivate and lead the Major Gift Team to meet their individual and team annual income targets.
Manage a small portfolio of existing major donors and prospects with the capacity to give up to 100k, and ensure a first class cultivation and stewardship journey.
Plan and design a targeted cultivation strategy and an innovative and personalised suite of communications for major donors.

The Candidate
Proven track record of personally securing 5 figure Major Gift from individuals in a charity environment to meet agreed targets.
Experience of line managing direct reports to deliver excellent work and supporting their professional development.
Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive and technically accurate proposals and cases for support tailored to a major donor audience.
Articulate, persuasive and has gravitas with all audiences, including those at the highest level both within the organisation and outside of it.
An inspiring leader, who has previous experience of developing the skills and confidence of their team.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please note interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP to find out more!

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent 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.

Cornwall Hospice Care is a leading Cornish charity providing care for adults who are living with terminal illness. The care is provided at our two hospices – Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in St Austell and St Julia’s Hospice in Hayle.

 About the role:

This is an exciting time to join Cornwall Hospice Care as we embed a new legacy strategy focusing on sustainable growth and new product development; this role is viewed as integral to the success of the team.

The role sits under the Major Gifts Manager and is newly created.

Cornwall Hospice Care will provide a supportive and collaborative working environment, offering excellent employee benefits and the opportunity for learning and development within your role.

Based at our Income Generation Offices in St Austell, the successful candidate can expect to spend some time travel throughout Cornwall occasionally.

About you:

You are an effective communicator, able to work collaboratively and independently, possessing the emotive and persuasive skills to convert supporters to Cornwall Hospice Care through engaging campaigns both in print and digitally.

You are happy working with people and data and are hard-working, talented and a highly organised team player. You are comfortable hosting your own events and presenting to a crowd. You will also have an analytical approach to assessing data and able to think of creative content to lift and enthuse our supporters for legacy gifts.

Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS Clearance.

Working for us

Our employees and volunteers are essential to the care we provide.  In return, for joining a team of people having such a positive impact on others, we provide:

• A chance to make a real difference
• Supportive working environment
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 36 days including bank holidays (pro-rata), and the option to buy or sell leave.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Non-contributory medical cash plan, with the option to include your family members
• Employee Assistance Programme  
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
• EarlyPay Scheme

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. 

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty, and we are now active in more than 70 countries worldwide.

A rewarding and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Major Donor Manager to join the Philanthropic Partnerships Team in the Major Partnerships Unit (MPU).

As Major Donor Manager you will lead the major donor team whilst managing three major donor officers.  You will be responsible for leading the team to develop and maintain the major donor portfolio. It is an exciting time to join the Major partnership Unit, with a large fundraising appeal on the horizon, new partnerships and key new business leads ready to be cultivated.  

You will have substantial experience of successfully creating and managing relationships with donors to secure high value gifts. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to build relationships, negotiate, influence and collaborate with stakeholders, and you will have excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

The deadline for applications is 9am on 6 July 2022

Interviews will take place on 12 July 2022

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds

This well-established children's health charity are looking for Major Gifts. You will be making a difference to children's lives, in an organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people with specific health challenges.

• £37,000
• Can be fully remote subject to donor meetings
• Central London Office

There is an established pipeline of donors, with the potential for growth of new business. This is a brand new role in a growing team, being brought in to support with major donor fundraising growth.

To be successful as the Major Donor Manager you will need:

• Major donor fundraising experience
• Experience cultivating new relationships with prospective donors
• Excellent communication skills

If this sounds like something that you'd be excited to do, please get in touch.

To apply, please send a CV for the attention of Frederick Hillinger and he will follow up with information about the role, organisation, and recruitment process.

There will be one interview, and no tasks to complete. This is the perfect interview process.

Alternatively, [email protected] to arrange a further discussion.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working exclusively with a brilliant international development charity. They are searching for a brand new Major Donor Manager who will led the team of 3 and help bring in £1.2million over the next 3 years.

This is a great role for some one who has been at a smaller charity as an officer or manager level, or someone who has a 3+ years of major donor experience. They are open to experience, but ideally you will have clear experience of bringing in 5/6 figure gifts from donors.

The major donor team sits in the Philanthropic Partnerships team (PPT), which is responsible for all major donor, trust and foundation relationships and income (£10k - £1m plus). It is a high-growth, exciting and innovative team, having increased annual revenue from £1.5m in 2012 to over £6m in 2022.

To be considered for this role:

* Experience of bringing in 5/6 figures from major donors.
* Experienced in working in a fundraising environment, managing and prioritising a portfolio of existing and prospective funders
* Has strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, to build relationships, negotiate and persuade a wide range of audiences both internally and externally

If you would like to have a chat to learn more about this role and to receive a full job description please contact Hannah at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call her on 02078207331.

The role closes on Tuesday the 5th of July in the morning so please send your CV ASAP to Hannah at Harris Hill.

Salary is £42,900.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are pleased to be working with Medecins Sans Frontieres who are looking for a Corporate Major Gifts Officer to join their warm and welcoming Fundraising and Major Gifts Team. You will be in integral part of the team, responsible for managing a portfolio of major donors with a primary focus on corporates. As well as ensuring the continued support of existing supporters to MSF, and seeking new funding from prospective donors to increase income.

The main responsibilities of this role involve working with internal stakeholders to ensure excellent stewardship of a warm pipeline and cultivation to increase income generation. Supporting the Partnerships Manager, you will deliver strategy for the charity to engage support form companies by developing and delivering tailored proposals that ultimately secures new business income.

You will need:

• Demonstrable experience of fundraising and manging donor relationships and generating significant income
• Excellent and engaging written and oral communication skills building concise, powerful and persuasive proposals and updates
• Engaging interpersonal, diplomatic, persuasion and negotiating skills

Closing Date: rolling
Salary: £35,526.96 (£38,826.96 London Weighting)

Working Hours: Full-Time, Compressed hours can be considered
Location: London Office, working 1-2 days per week

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Christina on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Major Donor Fundraiser
Tall Ships Youth Trust
Portsmouth
Up to £32k depending on experience
Portsmouth, hybrid working

Charity People are delighted to be working with The Tall Ships Youth Trust in finding them a Major Donor Fundraiser to research prospects and build long term sustainable relationships with high level donors.

The Tall Ships Youth Trust are a youth development charity, bringing together a complete cross-section of young people to work and live in a unique, physically and mentally challenging environment that enables them to develop the life skills, social skills, confidence and self-esteem, needed to realise their true potential. 75% of those they support are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

They need a fundraiser who has experience in cultivating gifts and who is an exceptional relationships builder. In this role, you will need to build a sustainable donor pipeline and secure significant gifts from major donors, primarily from new donors.

About you.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence engaging donors through multiple media sources.
You will be comfortable building relationships with donors to meet KPIs and income targets.
You will have experience in excellent record keeping using the CRM system to record and track activity.

If you have experience in successfully making fundraising asks and are a pro-active self-starter get in touch for more information on this exciting opportunity.

To apply please send a copy of your CV to Dawn at Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further details and to arrange a phone or video call.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Role: Trusts & Major Donors Consultant

Reports to: CEO & Founder

Location: Remote working

Days: 8 days / month  

Payment: £250 / day

About Abram Wilson

Inspired by the critically acclaimed and award-winning musician Abram Wilson, we are here to champion underrepresented and unrecognised talent. We provide visibility, access and opportunity within an industry which is often closed to all but the most privileged. 

We meet young people exactly where they’re at – whether that’s at school, in the community or online – and encourage them to find their unique musical identity.

And we offer practical support to emerging musicians and music professionals by sharing valuable connections and opportunities.

We’ve worked with +200 performing artists, providing strategic support to 45 and delivered 72 gigs to nearly 10,000 audience members.

Since 2015 we’ve reached over 10,000 YP in deprived areas with performances and 650 participants with +550-hours of participatory arts workshops in London and Birmingham in partnership with Hackney Empire, Church of Sound, Premises Studios, National Maritime Museum and THSH Birmingham.

Our purpose

We inspire, connect and open doors to the music industry so that young people from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds have an equal chance to realise their creative potential.

Our vision

A music industry that genuinely reflects the best image of our society so any young person is able to see it as a place for them and can participate in, and collectively contribute to the next generation of talent. 

Our values

• We challenge inequality

Promoting inclusivity and equity in music.

• We pay it forward

Sharing our knowledge, skills, and networks with the next generation

• We work tirelessly

To encourage young people to find and use their creative voice

• We are champions

Of untapped, undiscovered and unrealised talent

What’s the role?

We’re looking for a Trusts & Major Donors Consultant to work with us on maintaining relationships with current donors and securing new major donors for Abram Wilson.

Am I someone you might be looking for? 

Are you self-motivated and passionate about securing income from trusts and foundations and major donors?

Do you have a can-do and confident attitude with strong experience in managing your own portfolio of trusts and foundations?

Do you have experience in securing new grants, increasing funders’ grants from previous years, securing multi-year grants and stewarding trust and foundations relationships?

Do you also have experience in managing your own portfolio of high-net-worth individuals including securing new major donors, increasing donors’ gifts and stewarding major donor relationships?

Are you proud of your written and verbal communication skills?

Do you have excellent attention to detail and can you anticipate problems before they arise?

Are you happy with the idea of working remotely, and as part of a small virtual team?

Can you work independently and prioritise a varied workload?

Are you organised, proactive and dedicated to putting in the work and building relationships with both our current and prospective funders and major donors?

If you can answer yes to the majority of these questions, then we’d love to hear from you!

Please note, that we are actively seeking candidates who are from minoritised backgrounds. 

That sounds like me! What exactly is the role though?

You’ll work with our founder to agree on targets before:

• Undertaking research and becoming the lead point of contact for increasing our income from trusts and donors through research and relationship building
• Creating a strategy for identifying, cultivating, securing, and stewarding new trusts and donors
• Creating pitches, proposals, and cases for support as part of your approach and adapting as needed
• Securing multi-year financial commitments from trusts and foundations
• Securing annual gifts of £1,000 or more from individuals
• Reporting back to funders and donors in a timely fashion
• Regularly liaising with our Impact and Programmes team to:
  • collate information for proposals and pitches
  • collate qualitative and quantitative data for reports
• Regularly liaising with our Marketing and Comms team on:
  • our communication plan with donors through socials, emails, letters, and reports demonstrating the impact of gifts
  • identifying individual donors who have the potential to connect us to trusts and foundations and increase their donations
• Pro-actively keeping our trust pipeline, an internal filing system for trusts and donors, and database updated
• Liaising with our Founder & CEO regularly on planned applications, projected income and any deadline changes

Sounds like a job for me! How do I apply? 

Please send a 1-2 page CV and cover letter of 1-2 pages OR a five-minute video explaining the following:

• Why you’re interested in the role
• Why do you think you’d be good at the role with examples of where you have excelled in the areas we’ve listed above
• What is it that attracts you to Abram Wilson the charity and the programmes we deliver 

When is the deadline?

Deadline to apply: 4th July 2022 at 10 am and we anticipate interviews will be a couple of weeks after that via Zoom. 

When are the interviews? 

We have blocked the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July for interviews. 

Can I find out more before I apply? 

You can book a call with our CEO & Founder to discuss the role and what we might expect from an application between 22nd June – 30th June. This will be subject to availability. 

If you’re successful with an interview, we will make sure you’re clear about what kind of questions we’ll be asking so you can prepare accordingly. 

Access requirements

Please let us know if our application process needs to be adapted for your access requirements. 

Any Ts & Cs I need to know about? 

● This is a self-employed post

● The fee is paid monthly in arrears upon receipt of an accurate invoice

● We work remotely so you’ll need a laptop, access to good wi-fi and Microsoft Office

● If you’re engaged to work with us, you must be able to provide the correct documents as proof of your right to work in the UK

● Having Public Liability Insurance is vital, can be acquired once position has been filled

We're looking for someone to help consolidate our achievements and contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity.  Our new Fundraising Manager will bring a wealth of fundraising experience gained through working with corporate, trusts, or major donors and be a key part of our strategy for growth going forward.

We are looking for someone to work at least 21 hours a week. The full-time role is 35 hours / week.  The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a dedicated small, but growing, team. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata) , we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff. 

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 

The charity currently consists of six staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.

 We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers: 

·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships

·Professional counselling

·Retail discount collation and aggregation 

·Hospital staff room refurbishments 

·Childcare grants 

and are expanding the services we can offer healthcare workers, in response to their feedback.

Fantastic opportunity for a Head of Philanthropy with an excellent track record in major donor fundraising to develop a new team at the cutting edge of health care and science.

Salary £56,848 - £61,083 (incl. LWA)

Contract/ Hours Permanent, Full-time 35 hours

Location Central London. Flexible hybrid working, based on minimum of 40% onsite/month

Responsible to Deputy Director of High Value Fundraising

Responsible for Major Gifts team; including 3 x Senior Major Gift Managers and 1 x Major Gift Manager. Trust & Foundations team will also have a dotted line in to this post.

Benefits 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 4 closure days in December

between Christmas and New Year. Generous pension scheme. Access to fantastic sport facilities, including various gyms and an indoor pool. Excellent professional development opportunities

You will be joining an ambitious and high achieving team and playing a key role in shaping the new five-year strategy in this career-defining role.

The High Value Fundraising Team is developing, and you will play a pivotal role in driving new high value individual relationships. You will also have a small portfolio of charitable Trusts and Foundations within your prospect pool.

We are looking for someone who is energised by new business development where your role is focused on building a prospect portfolio from the ground up, making connections and building long-lasting relationships. You will have excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills, a proven track-record of developing new, long-lasting relationships with individuals.

You will be a natural communicator with a collaborative and empowering approach leadership. Both entrepreneurial and creative, you will have experience of building a portfolio of influencers seek and the ability to influence at the most senior level. You will have significant fundraising experience and a proven track record of bringing in 6 and 7 figure gifts.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity. If you're excited by the potential of building something and having a significant impact on future health care then get in touch with Philippa or Emma at Charity People.

To Apply

Please send a copy of your CV to Philippa at Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further details and to arrange a phone or video call.

Timetable

Application closing date Weds 6 July 2022
First stage interviews Week commencing 11 July 2022 Second stage interviews Week commencing 18 July 2022

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help ensure the application process work for you.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with King Edward VII's Hospital to recruit their new Head of Major Appeals. The Hospital has a unique heritage, it is a charity that puts the patient first and is dedicated to excellence and truly personalised care, with a clear vision to increase the number of veterans supported on-site. The Head of Major Appeals will successfully help to deliver the Hospital's largest ever capital appeal.

The Head of Major Appeals will support the development of a £100m capital fundraising appeal and will lead the developing of a robust and compelling organisational case for support. You will manage a portfolio of circa 30 key relationships with a view to maximising their giving of six, seven, and eight figures gifts. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy and Veterans' health, you will manage the annual budget and expenditure as well as effectively collaborating with hospital leadership, CEO, and Appeal Board to maximise the impact of philanthropic relationships.

The selected candidate will have extensive experience of philanthropy fundraising with a demonstrable track record of raising six figure donations. You will also have experience of working with senior volunteer fundraisers and will be an effective relationship manager and will ideally have used these skills within a health setting before, although this is not essential. The team are keen to receive applications from individuals looking to secure transformational gifts and progress within their fundraising career.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

FareShare

Job Description – Supporter Retention Manager (Individual Giving)

Reporting to: Senior Manager (Individual Giving)

Location: Hybrid / Office Based

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 Hours

Salary: £38,000

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 10,000 frontline charities and community groups. During 2021, we redistributed 127 million meals, the equivalent of 4 meals every second through our FareShare Regional Centres and our retail surplus model FareShare Go, reaching over 1 million people.

FareShare exists because of two hugely important and highly topical issues.

As a consequence of supply and demand, huge volumes of food are grown or made in the UK and a small percentage ends up as unwanted surplus with little commercial value.

At the same time, there are many thousands of frontline community groups and charities that are providing a vital safety net for the most vulnerable in our society. We seek to squeeze as much social good out of that uneconomic surplus by getting it to almost 10,000 such groups across the UK whilst they provide essential wraparound support services for their beneficiaries.

The Cost of Living Crisis and before it, the COVID-19 have shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide.

It is estimated that over 4.7m UK households are now experiencing food insecurity and whilst the equivalent of 1.3bn meals of good surplus food occurs each year, FareShare believes that it is wrong for these two situations to co-exist.

To combat this, FareShare is moving into an ambitious 4 year programme to achieve

unparalleled growth in both our food volumes as well as our

fundraised income. We are driven by the opportunity to secure even more of the food available at farm gate, manufacturing and retail levels and to do this, we

need to maximise our new groundswell of public support to generate the funds needed to operate at this greater scale. There has never been a more

exciting time to join a relevant organisation which delivers both social and environmental impact, at such a crucial time.

By joining us you would be leading some of our most important work in helping us generate more support from Donors, Corporate Food and Fundraising Partners, Foundations and Volunteers as we strive in our ambition to meet the demand for food

to support the UK’s most vulnerable.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
 

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and

achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

This is a newly created role which has been given rise by a significant growth in the Individual Giving supporter base at FareShare UK.

The role is largely focused on delivering first-rate supporter stewardship at all stages with the overall expected outcome of increased supporter engagement with a direct impact on medium and long-term giving.

Working closely with the Supporter Acquisition Manager (Individual Giving), the Senior Mass Participation Manager and the wider Fundraising team, the post-holder will play a pivotal role in developing a seamless supporter journey and proactively create opportunities for planned giving.

The post-holder is expected to proactively help deliver and manage our supporter retention strategies and lead on developing FareShare’s first Gifts in Wills programme.

Main areas of responsibility

• Take ownership of FareShare’s Supporter Retention and Engagement strategies
• Maximise opportunities for cross-team campaigns
• Develop and implement continuous test and learn strategies
• Develop and implement FareShare’s Gifts in Wills fundraising programme
• Take the lead in managing policies and processes in relation to the Fundraising Regulator.

Take ownership of FareShare’s Supporter Retention and Engagement strategies

• Develop and manage a comprehensive Supporter Stewardship programme enhancing the supporter journey and deepen engagement
• Lead on the delivery of appeals to warm Individual Giving audiences at all stages from initial briefs to data selection and post-campaign analysis
• Work closely with the Supporter Acquisition Manager on building a seamless supporter journey and consistency of messaging from the initial touchpoint through to longer-term giving
• Develop and manage a rolling programme of reactivation, cross-sell and upgrade activities
• Take a lead on commissioning the creation of welcome messages (digital and offline) from internal teams and external agencies as appropriate
• Be the first point of contact for the Supporter Care Assistant.

Maximise opportunities for cross-team campaigns

• Work with the Senior Mass Participation Manager on deepening relationships with community fundraising audiences
• Work with the Senior Leadership Giving Manager, identifying and stewarding prospects for major and philanthropic giving
• Maximise supporter engagement opportunities through cross-working with internal teams including Corporate Partnerships and Volunteering.
• Demonstrable track record in planning, implementing and managing multi-channel direct marketing campaigns
• Experience of supporter care both at a practical and a strategic level
• Experience of Gift in Wills marketing (cold and/or warm)
• Experience of briefing agencies and working with marketing teams
• Demonstrable track record in generating new income
• Demonstrable experience of strategic planning
• Experience of working as part of a high-performing team, achieving and exceeding income
• Experience of using a CRM system (preferably a fundraising database)
• Strong project management, prioritisation and planning skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Up to date knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection and other relevant legislation, guidance and practice.

Develop and implement continuous test and learn strategies

• Build and implement a framework for testing and rolling out supporter retention and engagement strategies
• Keep up to date on the latest trends and techniques in Supporter Stewardship and apply learnings as appropriate on new and existing supporter retention initiatives.

Develop and implement FareShare’s Gifts in Wills fundraising programme

• Working with the Senior Manager (Individual Giving) develop and implement a test and learn programme of Gifts in Wills campaign to both warm and cold audiences
• Manage supporter relationships with a Gifts in Wills profile and keep records up to date on the CRM
• Be the first point of contact for Gifts in Wills-related queries
• Manage FareShare’s In Memoriam fundraising activities.

Take the lead in managing policies and processes in relation to the Fundraising Regulator.

• Account manage FareShare’s membership of the Fundraising Regulator
• Lead on FareShare’s fundraising complaints policy and related processes
• Support the Fundraising Assistant and Supporter Care Assistant with complaints handling as required.

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Person Specification

• Previous experience of developing and managing supporter retention programmes
• Knowledge of latest trends and best practice of supporter stewardship
• Able to demonstrate being a Team player
• Ability to work analytically
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential Criteria

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of In Memoriam giving
• An interest in the impact of food waste on the environment
• An interest in food poverty and its causes

Competencies and behaviours

• Enthusiastic approach
• Desire for change and ability to adapt
• Flexibility and ability to work well as part of a team and alone
• A commitment to Equality and Diversity
• Curiosity and empathy with FareShare’s mission and strategy

Benefits

Salary £38,000

• Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
• 25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Employers pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Flexible working