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We are recruiting for a Senior Philanthropy Executive (Trusts) to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Executive (Trusts)
Location: Homeworking with the requirement to occasionally attend our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £34,093.64 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Refuge is seeking a passionate and ambitious Philanthropy Senior Executive (Trusts) to join our high-performing team at a pivotal moment in our growth.
You will be responsible for expanding a portfolio of Trust and Foundation supporters and securing five-figure+ partnerships that fund life-saving services for women and children. You’ll lead on excellent stewardship and relationship building, craft persuasive proposals, and identify new opportunities that align with our strategic priorities and new business pipeline. You’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive Philanthropy team that shares income goals across trusts, major donors, and corporate partnerships. The team is backed by an engaged Trustee Board, high-profile supporters, and a new prospect research function—giving you the tools and environment to succeed.
You’ll be a fast learner and creative thinker who takes initiative, adapts quickly, and is eager to play a key role in an ambitious team. You’ll share feminist values, act with integrity, and bring energy and enthusiasm to Refuge’s mission and vision of a world where domestic abuse and violence against women and girls is not tolerated, and where women and children can live in safety.
We work flexibly with high trust, so come and join our fabulous feminist workforce.
Closing date: 9.00am on 4 June 2025
Interview date: 11 June 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
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Prospectus is excited to be supporting our client to find a Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer. This incredible organisation helps by providing practical information and support to end financial insecurity across the UK. They offer free products, such as a Benefits Calculator and Grants Search to help people find out what help they can receive.
As the Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer, you will Support the planning and implementation of the organisation's Trusts and Foundation applications programme. You will target and approach new, lapsed and existing donating Trusts and Foundations according to their interests and priorities. Using a relationship-led approach, you will build deep, meaningful relationships with Trusts & Foundations and the individuals behind them. To thrive in this role, excellent relationship management and a keen eye for detail will be crucial.
The ideal candidate will have experience in developing income from Trusts and Foundations, statutory or lottery sources. The organisation are offering a salary of £42,661 and this role will be mostly remote, with one day a week based from their Farringdon, central London office.
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 Flora Cunningham 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.
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Are you ready to lead meaningful change in an organisation that puts young people at the heart of everything it does? As our Change and Transformation Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how technology supports our mission—driving improvements that make our systems more effective, user-friendly, and impactful. This is your chance to work across a wide portfolio—from HR to fundraising systems—defining a transformation roadmap that enables real operational efficiency, supports our people, and maximises value for money, all while maintaining the highest standards of data security and integrity.
This is more than just a technology leadership role—it’s an opportunity to make a lasting difference. You’ll help guide major projects like a £900k CRM replacement, work with passionate teams who care deeply about our mission, and ensure our systems empower us to reach more young people with the support they deserve.
If you're a strategic thinker with strong programme management and people leadership skills, and want your work to have genuine social impact, we’d love to hear from you. Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply—your potential matters just as much as your experience.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position: Corporate Partnerships Senior Executive
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based from any of our Four UK National Offices, with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £33,044 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2*, Charity
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Partnerships team, based in London, with flexibility to work from home. You’ll be part of a growing, supportive and ambitious team, raising significant income to support people living with and affected by MS.
You’ll work collaboratively with the Corporate Partnerships team, internal and external stakeholders, to identify mutually beneficial new business opportunities building a healthy and robust prospect pipeline.
You will be leading on the successful delivery of these partnerships to maximise their life-time potential and ensure they are delivering against financial and non-financial objectives. These partnerships will generate income for our Services and Support projects as well as our exciting Stop MS Appeal; the MS Society’s ten year research-focused national appeal.
You’ll have an affinity for building strong relationships and successful partnerships, great attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills. With a creative, logical and enthusiastic approach, you’ll have the opportunity to work on exciting events, develop compelling proposals and innovative fundraising initiatives.
This is a great opportunity to build on your existing experience within corporate fundraising.
Your key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Delivering income at or above the agreed budget level from corporate relationships and activities as agreed within the annual budget and business plan
- To lead on identifying and securing new business and establish a strong pipeline of prospective corporate partners, that will deliver six figure income targets year on year
- Maximise the fundraising potential of high value existing partnerships through taking responsibility for specific projects.
- Relationship management and pipeline development of corporate partners, delivering agreed objectives and expectations
- To contribute to the overall income generation and implementation of the Corporate Partnership team’s objectives
- To contribute to a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are valued and staff are enabled to do their best
- Accurate and timely reporting on key activities, income and expenditure
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Thursday 29th May 2025
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
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You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
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Registered Charity
101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
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In this newly created role you will be joining a supportive and collaborative team.
As the Philanthropy Manager you will be responsible for leading on and developing the fundraising strategy for this area. You will play a critical role in fostering a culture of philanthropy within the organisation.
As a natural relationship fundraiser you will enjoy meeting people and have a flair for relationship building as well as a persuasive personality and lots of initiative.
In return youll get great support and lots of development opportunities to really shine and showcase your talent. Youll learn all about this fascinating sector and get to introduce donors to the passionate advocates who support outstanding care for people and their families at the end of their lives.
The role is hybrid with two days a week in the London office.
The charity
A national hospice charity fighting to ensure support is available to all who are in need of it.
Benefits include pension, life assurance, health scheme and 25 days holiday
The Role
Create and cultivate a robust Major Donor pipeline through prospect research and cross-collaborative work with other teams and departments.
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with existing and new donors and prospects.
Lead the development and delivery of the Philanthropy strategy.
Work closely with leadership, fundraising colleagues and departments across the charity to align fundraising efforts with organisational priorities
The Candidate
Proven experience in philanthropy fundraising with a strong track record of asking for and securing major gifts
Demonstrable experience of running successful major donor stewardship programmes and building donor relationships
Experience of writing accurate and compelling copy
Demonstrable people skills and a proactive, persuasive approach to fundraising, with the ability to engage and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders
IMPORTANT NOTE
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.
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We are recruiting for 3 IDVAs to join our team in Wandsworth and Richmond; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: IDVA
Location: Wandsworth with a requirement to occasionally work at our Head Office (Vauxhall) and the London Borough of Richmond
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5
As an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate, the post holder will support those subjected to gender-based violence and provide high quality independent advocacy. The job involves ensuring that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options.
We are looking for someone who is passionate, committed and cares about the work Refuge undertakes. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and the impact this has on survivors and their children. They will be able to work under pressure to effectively manage risk and provide needs-led support to clients with a variety of support needs.
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. This is an opportunity to join a brand-new service and improve the local multi agency partnership to recognise, reject and respond to all forms of gender-based abuse.
Closing date: 9.00am on 5 June 2025
Interview date: 12 & 13 June 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Equality, Inclusion. Diversity Team. We are looking for an experienced EDI business partner to work across Barnardo's providing expert advice and guidance to help us meet our public sector equality duty. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work on ambitious initiatives, contribute to our culture of belonging and support training and events to promote awareness of EDI.
Our EDI ambition is growing a culture where everyone belongs. EDI runs through everything we do and we work in a collaborative and enabling way across the whole organisation. Key areas of our work are compliance, culture, participation, cultivation of belonging, colleague journey, recruitment, progression and growth. Our data led insight enables us to measure impact and plan for the future. Our EDI objectives are fundamental to our work on our anti-racism, disability equality, LGBT+ strategy and gender equality.
As an EDI Business Partner, you will be responsible for ensuring that a proactive, high quality, professional and appropriate business focused EDI service is delivered by providing first class advice, guidance, information and support to colleagues, across all areas of the organisation to assist them in delivering Barnardo's Corporate Strategy.
You will be a subject matter expert in EDI and will be key to embedding EDI in decision making, ensuring we are compliant with legal requirements, delivering on our EDI objectives, anti-racism and disability equality commitments, key EDI projects, supporting colleagues with lived experience and contributing to a culture of belonging across the whole organisation. The role holder will be expected to have a knowledge of EDI legislation across the UK.
If this sounds like you, please apply today.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Prospectus is excited to be partnering with our client to recruit their new Fundraising Director. The organisation is the only Jewish Community Centre of its kind in the UK, serving as a dynamic, cross-communal hub for Jewish arts, culture, education and social action. Their purpose built venue in North London opened in 2013 and plays host to over 150 events and activities every week.
The Fundraising Director will be responsible for the income budget which will reach £3.5m+ by 2031, constituting around 60% of JW3’s income overall. As a key member of the centre’s Senior Leadership Team, you will lead and motivate the fundraising team and will work closely with the CEO and Trustees to achieve long-term sustainable income growth. Specifically the Director will manage and deepen the charity’s relationships with key funders and stakeholders and identify opportunities to develop new relationships HNWIs, corporates and trusts and foundations.
The selected candidate will have extensive experience as a senior fundraising leader with a track record of achieving income targets. You will ideally have a proven ability to making the ask and engage confidently and effectively with a range of audiences. You will have personal experience of managing relationships with individuals, trusts and foundations and corporates and enjoy providing bespoke, compelling ideas for supporters to support.
If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application 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.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.
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Prospect Research Officer
Our client is an astounding group of professionals who believe that people’s sight matters. They have ambitious growth plans to increase the investment they are able to make in life changing eye health by supporting the work of a specialist eye hospital and its academic partner and funding innovative research, equipment, patient care and training through the delivery of innovative programmes of fundraising work. The team is looking to appoint a prospect research officer and Prospectus is leading the search. This role is offered on a 0.6 FTE basis.
Prospect research officer
Permanent
Hybrid
Part time, 0.6 FTE
£37,414-£43,650 FTE
The prospect research officer will develop and maintain a healthy prospect pipeline in order to provide the philanthropy team with an appropriate number and quality of qualified prospects across individuals, corporate, and trusts and foundations. The officer will produce insightful background research on current and prospective donors using financial, biographical, corporate and philanthropic information from trusted sources and compliance with GPDR and data protection laws. Reporting to the prospect research manager, they will regularly review the prospect research strategy in response to changing internal requirements.
The selected candidate will have experience with and understanding of the principles of philanthropy, fundraising practices, donor motivations and wealth indicators and will have experience of conducting structure background research on HNWIs, company Directors, and/or family Trust and Foundation Boards. This person will also have experience of producing accurate overview research on donors and prospects and will have the ability to help manage systems to support prospect pipeline management.
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.
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Prospectus is excited to be supporting our client to find a Major Donor Manger to join their development team. This incredible children’s charity is dedicated to harnessing the power of cricket to transform the life prospects of young people in the UK.
Established in 2005, the organisation have a long-term track record of delivery in state schools and under-served communities, bringing best-in-the-game cricket programmes to young people who may not have had the chance. All their programmes are completely free for everyone involved, from schools and community groups to young people and their families. In order to sustain this, they need a fantastic Philanthropy fundraiser to grow income from the Major donor stream, in line with their new growth strategy. It’s an exciting time to join the team, as they try to reach their goal of reaching 1 million young people annually!
Working from a warm base of contacts, this role would suit an energetic and ambitious fundraiser, who is able to bring structured planning, strong relationship management and an adaptable approach to the team. With commitment and support from the Head of Fundraising, CEO and Board of Trustees, this is an exceptional opportunity to take on a career defining role in an exceptionally well regarded charity.
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 Flora Cunningham 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.
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For over 100 years, this wonderful organisation has been working to make a meaningful difference in the lives of creative individuals across the UK. In a profession that can be unpredictable, with challenges such as unstable income and health issues, their support is crucial. A wide range of assistance is available to artists during both difficult times and moments of opportunity, helping them reach their creative potential and build sustainable careers in their craft.
Prospectus are delighted to be supporting this wonderful charity with their search for a Trusts & Foundations Manager. A full time, permanent role based in London with hybrid working pattern.
This role oversees delivery of the Trusts and Foundations strategy, including researching and identifying suitable prospects, writing funding applications, and account managing existing Trusts and Foundation supporters. Working with and reporting into the Head of Corporate, Trusts and Events, the post holder will be responsible for working across the organisation to ensure that the most accurate and relevant data is being presented in applications to ensure positive outcomes.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in Trusts & Foundations fundraising at a charity, cultural institution or similar organisation, with a proven track record of securing 5 and 6-figure valued grants in support of an organisation’s key priorities and strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, collaborative team player with a positive and supportive attitude who embraces and embodies the charity’s values.
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 Jessica Stoddart 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.
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We’re looking for a highly organised Admin Assistant with a can-do attitude for this busy and varied role supporting our busy team of lawyers onsite in our London Office.
Person specification:
- An interest in our ethos and the firm’s commitment to defending civil liberties, anti-racism, equality and social justice.
- Can demonstrate a proactive approach in managing tasks and making improvements.
- Great IT skills – ability to type, computer literacy and the ability to learn and teach our systems, including Office365.
- An ability to communicate effectively and to work cooperatively as part of a team.
- An ability to prioritise tasks.
- An ability to write clearly in plain English.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Superb attention to detail.
We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to our clients. We recruit based on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation.
How to apply
Please send your CV and cover letter to us
In your cover letter, please say why you think you satisfy the person specification, giving examples where possible. Any experience to which you refer may have been gained in paid employment, voluntary or campaigning work, life experience and/or special interests relevant to the post.
Please quote the job reference 2025/08/LONAA in the subject line of your email.
Closing date: 10.00am Monday 2nd of June 2025
Applications received after this time cannot be considered.
Interviews: Suitable candidates will be invited to attend a skills test and interview in week commencing 16th June 2025
Non Charity Employer
51 - 100
To create a financially sustainable firm that enables us to use the law to empower our clients to hold the state to account for its actions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our client is a multi-dimensional institution: academic excellent, intellectual development and strong pastoral care lie at the core of an exceptional education, identifying and nurturing each pupil’s potential. They will recruit a new Development and Engagement Manager and Prospectus are pleased to lead the search.
The Development and Engagement Manager will contribute to and implement a comprehensive fundraising and engagement strategy with a variety of supporters. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Manager will foster strong working relationships across the School community to deliver an innovation operational plan focused on alumni and supporter engagement. This will include identifying potential major gift donors and long-term alumni relationship development.
The selected candidate will have demonstrable fundraising experience in education or a charity setting and will have proven experience with donor engagement and managing a diverse portfolio of donors. You will have experience of communication key messages verbally and in writing through a mixture of conversation, presentations and reports and will ideally have experience of planning and executing events.
If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Femke Vorstman 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.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.
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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client in their search for a Philanthropy Lead. The organisation goes above and beyond for everyone affected by pancreatic cancer. They bring more change through campaigning, more breakthroughs through research and more support through expert nurses.
This is a full-time, permanent role paying a salary of £56,256 per annum and the postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in London.
The Philanthropy Lead will be leading the development and delivery of the philanthropy growth strategy. You will work with senior leadership, Trustees and senior volunteers to build meaningful relationships, cultivate 6-7 figure gifts and deliver an excellent stewardship experience.
They are looking for candidates with proven experience as a philanthropy fundraiser, with a strong track record of securing 6-figure gifts from philanthropic supporters. You will also have demonstrable experience of developing the skills of a fundraising team and of building and delivering a major donor fundraising growth strategy.
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 Ariha Semontee 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.
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our dynamic fundraising team. The Sutton Trust is at an exciting point in our organisational journey, with a new Chairperson and ambitions to significantly grow our impact and fundraising as part of our 2030 strategy.
Over the past five years the impact of the Sutton Trust has increased, especially in our programme numbers, securing a relatively stable income of c.£6m over a number of years. In recent years this has grown to c.£7m, and our organisational strategy to 2030/31 will continue this fundraising trajectory to increase income to £12m. With corporate income accounting for nearly half our fundraising, there is considerable enthusiasm and opportunity in the corporate world for building strategic partnerships with The Sutton Trust.
Our fundraising approach will continue to focus on major gifts and strategic multi-year partnerships, leveraging a range of drivers to secure corporate support. We have a strong portfolio of existing supporters primarily from the legal, banking, and finance sectors, and our strategy involves expanding our reach into other sectors to support increased social mobility in UK businesses.
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The Corporate Partnerships Officer will join a small and high-performing Corporate Partnerships team, taking over a portfolio of corporate partners and prospects at our ‘consortium’ partner level, ranging from £10k-£50k per annum.
You will identify, engage, secure, and steward corporate partner prospects from sectors that include law, construction, manufacturing and logistics, as well as supporting other team members across different sectors as the need arises. The existing portfolio of partners are primarily legal firms who also engage with our impactful programmes, and you will also have personal and team new business targets and support senior team members to steward our flagship partners.
We are looking for a fundraiser who is keen to develop their corporate fundraising skills, especially building relationships with delivery partners, strategic funders, and corporate foundations. Our ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, a confident communicator, and able to work independently under their own initiative as well as within the team.
The role will be line managed by the Head of Corporate Partnerships, working closely with other members of the Corporate Partnerships team, and collaboratively across the wider Development team and Employability Programmes team.
Main duties
New business
- Personally scope, develop and secure new corporate partnerships at consortium level (£10k-£50k), aiming for a robust portfolio of partners in assigned sectors with multi-year commitments, working with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and other relevant stakeholders to appropriately to secure and steward.
- Support the Head of Corporate Partnerships to engage in proactive new business development within the corporate sector, including support for network mapping with senior volunteers.
- Manage writing and submission of reports and proposals for grants to corporate foundations, working alongside other Development team and wider organisation members to ensure high-quality submissions.
- Alongside team members, manage the shared Development inbox to ensure all enquiries are dealt with in a prompt, consistent, and friendly manner.
- Follow all relevant policies and processes to ensure due diligence is completed for all prospective donors, account management plans are kept up to date, and corporate partners receive high-quality stewardship.
Account Management and Development
- Manage and grow the portfolio of ‘consortium’ level corporate partnerships, including leveraging existing relationships to maximise financial income and partnership longevity.
- Support senior team members on designated high-value partnerships, including specific administrative and project tasks, e.g. coordinating meetings and webinars, attending programme visits, event invites, and volunteering opportunities.
- Write and deliver engaging and high-quality partnership proposals and reports for new and existing ‘consortium’ level funders, working with the wider Development team and relevant other Sutton Trust teams as appropriate.
- Be accountable for achieving agreed corporate income targets, looking for opportunities to grow funding and diversify corporate income.
Fundraising, Finance and Reporting
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences in the corporate space, representing the Trust with confidence and enthusiasm to secure major gifts and develop relationships.
- Ensure the Trust’s CRM (Salesforce), account management plans, and all relevant income pipeline documents are kept appropriately up to date with activity from corporate partners, including accurate income forecasting.
- Attend appropriate meetings, such as the Employer Working Group, to represent the corporate team and portfolio of partners, and share information with colleagues across the Trust.
- Work with colleagues to support delivery of impactful events to cultivate prospects and steward partners, with a focus on experience for corporate partners and prospects.
- Appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting.
- Stay up to date with corporate fundraising best practice, learning from senior members of the corporate team, and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space.
- Other duties as necessary from time to time
Person Specification
Skills and experience
- Experience building and managing relationships to achieve a project or other goals
- Experience managing multiple priorities and tasks to successfully achieve project or other goals
- Experience presenting, writing compelling proposals or pitching to audiences to persuade them to your point of view or secure a specific outcome
- Experience of fundraising, through employment or voluntary activities, including securing and managing relationships and donations. (desirable)
- Experienced at using Salesforce or other fundraising CRM software to accurately record funding relationships. (desirable)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills and the ability to adapt communication styles and methods to suit different audiences
- First-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust with confidence in a range of settings, especially the corporate world
- Knowledge of fundraising in the education and/or not-for-profit sector or can demonstrate relevant experience of corporate account/relationship management (this can be from outside fundraising - for example sales, marketing, leadership roles within voluntary organisations)
Competencies
- Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and our mission to increase social mobility
- Able to take the initiative and take responsibility for a wide variety of tasks and projects
- Strong communicator, skilled at persuading others through writing and conversation
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to influence stakeholders and encourage giving / support for a charitable cause. (desirable)
Other
- Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full time, permanent
- Salary: £31,000-£35,000 per annum
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
- A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 9am, Thursday 29th May, with interviews held at our London offices on Thursday 5th June.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
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