Philanthropy Lead - Major Giving

Prospectus are excited to be working with our client to help them recruit for a Philanthropy Lead – Major Giving to join their team. The organisation is the UK body of a worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network and movement.  At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The organisation is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion.

This role is offered on a full-time permanent basis with a salary of £59,030 (plus Inner London Weighting, £3,344, if applicable) per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their London office.

The Philanthropy Lead – Major Giving will be responsible for leading income and pipeline growth through coaching relationship managers working with individual philanthropists, families, trusts, and foundations with potential to make donations of £50,000 to £1m+. They will focus on building robust donor strategies and meaningful stewardship experiences to encourage multi-year, six-figure-and-above donations. The role will maximise current relationships, as well as have a significant focus on attracting new supporters to deliver income growth ambitions and meet increasing humanitarian need.

They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in philanthropy fundraising (both individuals and trusts and foundations) including personally raising five and six figure gifts. They are looking for a candidate with demonstrable experience in developing high-quality and compelling funding propositions for a wide range of funders. The ideal candidate will have knowledge and understanding of philanthropy fundraising, the UK fundraising landscape, and the charity sector.

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 Firas El Dib 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.