Senior Philanthropy Consultant

The Talent Set are pleased to be partnering with an established charity that is looking for an experienced Senior Philanthropy Consultant to join its team on an initial six-month contract.

This is a senior operational and strategic support role, rather than a direct fundraising position. You’ll help strengthen the philanthropy function during a period of transition and growth, supporting colleagues to keep donor opportunities moving and work effectively together.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and support colleagues, including helping new team members settle in and develop their skills.
• Review donor and prospect portfolios, identify opportunities and recommend practical next steps.
• Strengthen the team’s approach to pipeline reviews, tracking and reporting.
• Advise on cultivation and stewardship plans, donor engagement and relationship-building activity.
• Support donor events, briefings, reports, cases for support and senior stakeholder meetings.
• Work with fundraising operations, events, marketing and programme colleagues to coordinate activity.
• Contribute to campaign preparation and the introduction of new ways of working.
• Support budget monitoring, forecasting and financial reporting.

Person specification

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in philanthropy, major gifts or high-value fundraising.
• A strong understanding of the donor journey, from prospect identification and qualification through to stewardship and renewal.
• Experience managing portfolios, pipelines and fundraising processes.
• Confidence coaching and developing fundraising colleagues.
• Experience working with senior volunteers, committees, trustees or other influential stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to work across different teams.
• Experience producing donor plans, briefings, reports or business cases.
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders and offer constructive challenge
• Experience supporting a major fundraising campaign, developing campaign infrastructure, or working in an interim or consulting capacity would also be welcome.

What’s on offer

• An initial six-month contract.
• A day rate of circa. £237.15 + 39.34 daily holiday (or £326.27 Umbrella rate) Inside IR35
• Full-time role
• Hybrid working, London office
• An ASAP start.

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The Process

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.