Do you love dogs? Are you an experienced major donor fundraiser?

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Dogs Trust is seeking a Major Gifts Officer with experience of working with high net worth individuals, to join our passionate and ambitious team. This post will form part of a quickly expanding department, which is developing Dogs Trust’s major donor relationships.

Dogs Trust want to solve the problem of why there are so many unwanted dogs in the UK and aim to do this by raising the profile of dogs, promoting dog welfare and encouraging responsible dog ownership.

For those of us who share a love of dogs, this really is the place to be with four-legged friends running around the office every day, helping their pals in our rehoming centres across the UK to find their forever homes.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Do you love dogs? Are you an experienced major donor fundraiser?

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Dogs Trust is seeking a Major Gifts Officer with experience of working with high net worth individuals, to join our passionate and ambitious team. This post will form part of a quickly expanding department, which is developing Dogs Trust’s major donor relationships.

Dogs Trust want to solve the problem of why there are so many unwanted dogs in the UK and aim to do this by raising the profile of dogs, promoting dog welfare and encouraging responsible dog ownership.

For those of us who share a love of dogs, this really is the place to be with four-legged friends running around the office every day, helping their pals in our rehoming centres across the UK to find their forever homes.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Do you love dogs? Are you an experienced major donor fundraiser?

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Dogs Trust is seeking a Major Gifts Officer with experience of working with high net worth individuals, to join our passionate and ambitious team. This post will form part of a quickly expanding department, which is developing Dogs Trust’s major donor relationships.

Dogs Trust want to solve the problem of why there are so many unwanted dogs in the UK and aim to do this by raising the profile of dogs, promoting dog welfare and encouraging responsible dog ownership.

For those of us who share a love of dogs, this really is the place to be with four-legged friends running around the office every day, helping their pals in our rehoming centres across the UK to find their forever homes.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requi

THE ROLE

The Corporate and Major Donor Fundraiser will be a passionate advocate for Thames21’s work at the frontline of tackling the climate and nature emergency by restoring rivers and working with communities. The post holder will draw on their expertise to raise up to £300k+ pa to support Thames21’s core function and enable the charity to upscale its impacts.

What will you be doing?

Working with

This role reports to the Fundraising Manager and will work with:

• Thames21’s Chief Executive
• Trustees and other senior advisors
• Communications Manager
• Head of Finance
• Senior Managers, Managers and Project Officers

Corporates

• Research, network for, identify and approach corporate prospects to secure new partnerships
• Co-develop imaginative and compelling proposals and packages for corporate partners and sponsors
• Meet corporates, present and pitch, build relationships at senior level, secure and close deals
• Build Thames21’s corporate Charity of the Year fundraising, corporate volunteering partnerships, and secure and expand corporate funding for key projects such as London Rivers Week
• Account manage corporate partners, ensuring excellent stewardship
• Achieve ambitious targets on revenue to core

Major Donors  

• Identify, engage and steward prospective high net worth supporters, managing pipelines and cultivation cycles
• Achieve ambitious targets for unrestricted major donations
• Support Thames21’s major new Rivers for Life Appeal
• Deliver high-level stewardship, including events, ensuring partners and supporters feel valued and connected to the charity

Reporting and Administration

• Handle administration including partnership agreements, invoicing, reporting, thanking individual donors and corporates, Gift Aid claims and record-keeping on CRM database

• Liaise with Head of Finance on financial reporting.

  What experience will you need?

• Proven experience of generating new corporate partnerships, completer-finisher skills to ‘close’ the deal, and the confidence to meet targets
• Ideally, demonstrable experience in researching corporate prospects, developing relationships and account management
• Ideally an understanding of corporate partnerships, sponsorship, and Charity of the Year
• Demonstrable rapport-building and articulate and persuasive communication skills including preparing and presenting pitches at senior levels
• Ideally experience of working collaboratively to develop imaginative and compelling proposals
• Ideally experience of ensuring that partnership deliverables are met by internal stakeholders and operational teams
• Ideally a track record of working confidently with Major Donors from prospecting to securing five and six-figure gifts
• Excellent record-keeping, reporting and stewardship skills and systems
• Strong IT and written communication skills, proficient use of database.

There is potential for this role to specialise and become permanent. 

Thames21 recognises the positive value of diversity and we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds

We are looking for a Major Gifts Officer is responsible for recruiting new major donors for a well known and well loved animal charity.

The Role
Our Major Gifts Officer is responsible for recruiting new major donors (5,000 - 100,000)
Supporting the Major Gifts Manager in delivering the major donor elements of the fundraising strategy (gifts of between 5,000 - 100,000).
Managing a portfolio of existing major donors and prospects and ensure a first- class cultivation and stewardship journey
Attending meetings with existing and new donors, develop bespoke, personalised written communications and proposals

The Candidate
Proven track record of personally securing 5/6 figure major gifts from individuals in a charity environment to meet agreed targets.
Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive and technically accurate proposals, tailored to a major donor audience and with a focus on outcomes and impact.
Articulate, persuasive and credible with all audiences, including those at the highest level both within the organisation and outside of it.

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 and your details will not be held further 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.

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for an experienced, highly organised, results-driven individual to join our Major Giving Team as a Major Giving Officer.

If you are keen to work in an international environment, love building relationships with prospective donors, writing inspiring funding proposals and organising events, are happy to be hands-on with multiple priorities in a small team, and are ambitious about hitting targets, this job is for you!

Humanity & Inclusion’s 2016-25 global strategy, recently reviewed at its mid-point, translates into an ambitious delivery plan in the UK. Our aim here is to build on our success to date and achieve a step-change in private fundraising, especially Major Giving and digital fundraising, and significantly raise our public profile.

Building on the last five years of our programme, this role will:

• Collaborate with the Global Specialist in Major Giving (based in the UK and leading the UK Major Giving team) on the delivery and implementation of an ambitious major-giving programme for HI UK, encompassing Major Donors, Corporates and Trusts & Foundations, and in line with UK and Federation priorities.
• Research, spot opportunities, cultivate through phone calls, meetings and events, write proposals and secure five-figure major gifts from a diverse and sustainable base of major donors and corporates.
• Provide excellent stewardship of prospects to produce committed, long-term major donors.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

• Work with the Global Specialist in Major Giving to further develop major giving as a successful and sustainable income stream in the UK.
• Work closely with colleagues working on individual giving, communications and institutional relations, as well as our counterparts in France and other countries, to coordinate actions, create efficiencies and amplify impact.

·Update existing research and carry out new research into our top major donor prospects.

• Develop and implement personalised cultivation and stewardship plans for prospects.
• Ethically screen relevant prospects, in line with our ethical standards and process, and produce briefings for meetings with prospects and donors.
• Manage the HI UK Major Giving database (Efficy), keeping it up-to-date and accurate, and mining it regularly for new prospects.
• Carry out other Major Giving Team processes as required.
• Build your knowledge of the wide range of our work – both thematically and geographically – so you can communicate with expertise to donors and prospects.
• Attend networking groups and external events, when possible face to face, to make contacts and represent HI UK.

·Recruit and manage Major Giving volunteers to support the team, when necessary.

High Net-Worth Individuals and events

• Help create an ambitious plan for developing the major donor income stream at HI UK, using lessons from successful colleagues in other National Associations.
• Work closely with the Individual Giving team to identify potential major donors recruited through HI UK’s mass marketing activities.
• Research new potential major donors or philanthropists who would be aligned with our cause.
• Carefully cultivate these individuals, with a view to securing major gifts.
• Work closely with the HI UK Development Board of senior volunteers, supporting them to reach out to their networks of individuals (and corporates).
• Project manage and deliver high-quality cultivation events for major givers.
• Source and follow up opportunities for HI UK to be the beneficiary of third-party events.
• Produce high-quality leaflets, invitations and other materials for major donors, as appropriate and necessary.

Corporates

• Give excellent account management to our existing corporate partners, ensuring long-term support; and spot and deliver opportunities to publicise our partnerships through social media and other channels.
• Source information about each project’s impact, write and submit regular reports according to the agreement with each partner organisation.
• Using existing and new research, make pro-active approaches to corporate prospects.
• Identify opportunities to connect directly and build relationships with targeted corporates through networks, introductions and events.
• Liaising with the Federal fundraising team in Lyon for content, write high-quality proposals for five-figure sums (multi-year donations where possible), and submit to targeted corporates .

Other duties

• Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with HI UK colleagues, the Federal fundraising and communication teams, and Major Giving counterparts in other HI country offices in Europe and North America.
• Represent the organisation at relevant external events and meetings when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and high standards.
• Keep up to date and adhere to any changes in legislation, regulatory procedures, innovation, best practice and industry standards in relation to private fundraising.
• Any other activities commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required by the Global Specialist in Major Giving.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter along with the diversity monitoring form by email or post. 

If you wish to use an alternative way of applying, please contact us to ensure that this is submitted in the best format.

If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. However, if you have not disclosed, please be aware that any candidate invited for interview will be asked if any reasonable adjustments are needed.

If you wish to disclose a disability, please do so in your covering letter.

Do you want to work for a top 10 charity fighting injustice and social inequality?

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known, faith-based organisations is looking for a highly experienced and dynamic Major Donor Manager to build our major donor programme.

The Salvation Army is a Christian church and international charity providing a range of services for children and the elderly, those trapped in modern-day slavery, homeless people, those seeking employment, those struggling with debt and people fighting addiction.

As a Major Donor Manager, you will develop and implement a powerful strategy for substantially growing this programme and will personally secure significant gifts that enable the transformational work of The Salvation Army.

An effective leader, you will manage the major donor team, building compelling cases for support and ensuring strong cultivation and stewardship of our major donors.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• A strong track record of successfully growing major donor income streams
• Exceptional communication and relationship management skills
• Excellent research and networking skills
• The ability to understand what makes donors ‘tick’ and how to engage them

This is a permanent position based at Territorial Headquarters currently located at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN, with some remote working. Within the next 1-2 years, the current office in Newington Causeway will be vacated. New flexible working arrangements are being developed in Central London area to reflect the changed world of work that has arisen following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 7th October 2021

Promoting equality in the workplace

Chiltern Music Therapy is looking for someone with a proven record of successfully securing major donations of 5-6 figure gifts with the ability to work well and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. They must have the ability to manage sensitive donor relationships, including identifying and satisfying giving aspirations.

The role requires excellent IT skills, use of Google Workspace and Salesforce or a similar CRM database is advantageous. Strong organisational, presentation, verbal and written skills are also important.

The successful candidate must:

• Raise gifts from £5,000 up to £100,000 from High Net Worth individuals, family foundations and corporate leaders.
• Develop a 3-year Major Gift Strategy with clear outcomes and targets
• Scope 40 and prioritise 3 relationship opportunities from high net worth individuals, family foundations and Senior Corporate Leaders annually, raising a minimum income of £20,000 in the first year with an increased expectation in following years.
• Engage with the team to enhance the “ask” process.
• Write applications and project/programme budgets (with support from our Finance team)
• Develop high quality presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Record all contacts and communication on Salesforce
• Contribute to fundraising campaigns and social media content in collaboration with our Communications Lead
• Support other team members by jointly reviewing strategy, updating plans and monitoring and evaluating activities of the team.

Salary and Hours:

• The role is fixed term for 1 year on a PAYE contract.
• Hours can be flexible within our core hours of Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Monday is a desired working / part working day.
• Occasional out of hours meetings and/ or events in the future.
• Open to remote working within the UK and/or optional office-based time in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

About Chiltern Music Therapy:

Chiltern Music Therapy is an award-winning, not-for-profit organisation that provides Music Therapy and Community Music services to people of all ages and with many different needs. This opportunity is ideal for someone who wants to:
● lead and develop the Major Gift Strategy
● work in a friendly and supportive environment
● join a forward-thinking and pioneering organisation working in the field of arts and health
● grow into the role as Chiltern Music Therapy goes from strength to strength

Over the 18 months, Chiltern Music Therapy has adopted a new way of working, taking away traditional hierarchy and introducing self-managing teams. Our teams work collaboratively to support our communities while at the same time valuing each other for our individuality and different experiences that we all bring to the organisation. We encourage and support all team members to participate in decision-making and business development as well as personal development in areas of their choice. A full induction about self-managing teams and our way of working will be available to the successful candidate.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award are looking for a dynamic Head of Philanthropy and Major Giving who has a genuine passion for fundraising. You will have drive to lead a team in a fast-paced environment that is dedicated to gathering the fundraising resources necessary to support our ambitious five-year growth strategy (Youth Without Limits), just beginning.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation and make a significant contribution to our future success and opportunities for young people.

The role is pivotal to establish new philanthropy funding and major gifts, and build long-term relationships, during this period of exciting expansion. Your focus will be on shaping the strategy for the Philanthropy and Major Giving team to meet income targets.

The leadership role calls for working successfully with established supporters as well as engaging new supporters with our vision, all with a wholistic approach to stewardship of relationships.

As an ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, you will attend high level events and meetings, demonstrating our philanthropic ethos and securing fundraising support through a variety of activities.

Key details:

Head of Philanthropy and Major Giving

Location: Central London (flexibility to work from home)

Salary: £51,418 - £57,074 pa dependent on experience

This is both a strategic and hands-on role and is pivotal to the ongoing success of our fundraising targets and strategies. You will lead and motivate the team to reach their full potential and share knowledge and skills to enable exceptional relationship-building with philanthropists and high-net-worth donors.

You will lead by example and provide a collaborative approach to all working relationships, building outstanding alliances with our benefactors. You will be accustomed to managing budgets and settling robust annual targets for the team.

With a strong track record in a senior fundraising role working with high-net-worth individuals, family trusts and foundations, you will be accustomed to securing new business exceeding six figures. You will have experience in leading and coaching teams, possess strong project management skills, and have a can-do attitude.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be flexible with regular travel and occasional overnight stays within the UK.

If you are passionate about being part of the Duke of Edinburgh's incredible legacy to empower young people with the confidence, skills and resilience to make a real difference to themselves and the world, we would very much like to hear from you.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working and an employee assistance programme.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 15th October 2021
First interviews: w/c 18th October 2021

If you would like to receive a full job description and further information about this role, with details on how to apply , please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill via the apply button.

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 reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Are you an experienced Major Donor fundraiser with experience working with mid level donors? Do you have some strategic experience that you are keen to build on as part of a passionate team and taking a lead role in the development of a major giving function? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to take on a new role as Major Donor Manager helping to shape strategy and drive philanthropy income.

Major Gifts is the funding stream with greatest growth potential for the charity and the Major Donor Manager will have the opportunity to shape the strategy while having a fantastic impact as part of an impressive growth trajectory.

You will have brilliant interpersonal skills, be calm under pressure, able to prioritise effectively, and excited by the opportunity to work with a large homeless charity in the heart of London. You’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive team who work closely together to achieve the charity’s vision. This is an exciting role and a real opportunity for the right person to fulfil their potential.

Major Donor Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Central London / Hybrid Working

£36,000 - £39,000 per annum

Duties will include:

• Lead, develop and implement the Major Giving fundraising strategy
• Build on existing relationships with donors and be proactive in managing relationships
• Produce and manage detailed cultivation and stewardship plans
• Lead on the development of a network of supporters who advocate and introduce prospective donor
• Work closely with fundraising  managers to develop a joined up approach to Major Giving
• Identify, secure and manage relationships with new donors, supporters and influencers to generate income
• Ensure that all prospects and donors have comprehensive and tailored donor solicitation plans in place.

This is a very exciting role within the fundraising department and we are looking for candidates keen to develop their career within major donor fundraising.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A successful track record in initiating, developing and managing a variety of Major Donors
• Experience of working with senior individuals from both inside and outside the organisation to develop existing relationships and establish new ones
• strong experience in building individually tailored fundraising relationships and bespoke stewardship plans with high value individuals
• strong background in building relationships and identifying and developing new prospects
• experience in the development of strategic and creative major giving programme
• Experience of using network mapping to develop a pipeline of prospect donors and secure high value donors.

To apply, please email a copy of your up to date CV.

Due to the high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have not heard from one of our representatives within 1 week of applying, then your application has been unsuccessful.

The Philanthropy team at ARUK has seen exceptional growth over recent years. This year, we aim deliver around £8m a year, from individual major donors, trusts and foundation, including gifts from donors giving at six and seven-figure level. Our global initiatives, an excellent team of ambassadors and senior staff who understand and support our fundraising, and world-changing mission ensure we are able to build relationships with, and gain support from, leading philanthropists across the UK and beyond.

We have achieved a huge amount, but our ambitions for the future are equally ambitious. We are now at an exciting stage within the team, as we look to build upon our success and further grow income, both in the UK and overseas, specifically across the US and Asia.

The Philanthropy Manager – Principal Gifts role will play a significant part in the future success of the Philanthropy team. With all the tools for successful fundraising at your disposal, you will work closely with the Director of Philanthropy and other senior stakeholders within ARUK, driving income and setting the standard for delivering transformational gifts and strategic relationships.

You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of some of the world’s leading philanthropists, trusts and foundations, helping them invest in world-class dementia research. You will also work closely with the Director of Philanthropy to create a strategy for international fundraising.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is set up to support and grow Philanthropy fundraising. The Philanthropy Manager – Principal Gifts role is an incredible opportunity for the right person to take the next step in their career, creating lasting relationships with, and soliciting transformational gifts from, philanthropists across the world.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Manage a portfolio of key current and prospective donors, building strategic relationships at the very highest level and delivering six and seven-figure gifts.
• Build a network of Senior Volunteers, working with the Director of Philanthropy to ensure the team are maximising the opportunities available through our President, Campaign Board and other senior stakeholders.
• Play a key role in overseas fundraising for EDoN, our global early detection initiative. Specifically focusing on fundraising within the US and Southeast Asia.
• Develop a thorough understanding of ARUK’s projects, policies and activities to enable you to articulate the mission of our work and inspire people to join us.
• Present and pitch to potential supporters and donors, managing high-level meetings where relevant and engaging other appropriate senior representation when needed.
• Ensure high-quality management of existing supporter relationships, making sure supporters find giving to ARUK rewarding and enjoyable.
• Tailor and develop Cases for Support to attract support for the work of ARUK’s projects.
• Manage and attend events and meetings with external representatives and involving the Director of Philanthropy, the Deputy CEO, CEO and other colleagues and volunteers.
• Work with senior and scientific staff, empowering them to build relationships with current and prospective supporters.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of successfully account managing relationships with high net-worth individuals and trusts, securing six and seven-figure gifts in the process.
• Experience of working with Senior Volunteers and to deliver new relationships and income
• Ability to articulate complex issues to supporters in a compelling manner
• Knowledge of philanthropy in the UK and a good understanding of the process of securing major gifts.
• Excellent personal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people at a senior level.

Location: Flexible, with one to two days a week in Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Hours:  Full and part-time hours will be considered.

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 26 September 2021, with interviews to be held w/c 4 October 2021. 

To be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please review the vacancy information pack or visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

We are looking for a Regional Philanthropy Manager (Scotland) to steward existing Scottish major donors and recruiting new high-net worth supporters.

The Company
An incredible animal welfare charity. This role is fully remote.

The Role
Reporting to the Major Gifts Manager and working alongside our existing Major Gifts Officers, you will be responsible for stewarding existing Scottish major donors and recruiting new high-net worth supporters.
You will be part of the wider Philanthropy Team, responsible for securing new high value donations from wealthy individuals and helping strengthen the wider income pipeline.
Managing a portfolio of existing major donors and prospects from across the region, ensuring a first- class cultivation and stewardship journey which sets us apart from other charities in our sector.

The Candidate
Proven track record of personally securing 5/6 figure major gifts from individuals in a charity environment to meet agreed targets.
Proven experience of making the ask and supporting senior staff, volunteers and trustees to do so.
Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive and technically accurate proposals, tailored to a major donor audience and with a focus on outcomes and impact.
Articulate, persuasive and credible with all audiences, including those at the highest level both within the organisation and outside of it.
Confidence to pick up the phone and contact new prospects in order to follow-up on written approaches where necessary.

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.

A great opportunity has arisen for a part-time Major Donor Manager for a children related charity in order to generate sustainable long term income to fund the charity work. The post will focus on securing income through the acquisition and cultivation of high net worth donors. This post will also be responsible for the implementation and delivery of an ambitious major donor fundraising strategy, with the aim of increasing net income and expanding the prospect pipeline.

This will be a part-time (21hrs per week) 1 year FTC and this role will be home based.

Salary: 20,590 (If London office based full time equivalent 34,318)
17,955 (If home based full time equivalent 29,926)

Please Apply ASAP!

Person specification:

Successful track record in delivering four figure plus gifts through personal approaches to Major Donors and growing new mutually beneficial relationships raising 5,000+.
Experience of creating, developing and delivering on successful major donor fundraising strategies.
Experience of segmenting a prospect pipeline, and knowledge of prospect pools, trends in giving and undertaking prospect research.
Exceptional face to face interpersonal skills, chiefly negotiation and persuasion. The ability to comfortably engage with senior stakeholders and deliver bespoke supporter journeys and experiences.
Superb stewardship and communication skills that inspire and engage, alongside excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage concurrent priorities and meet strict deadlines.
Solid understanding of the current philanthropy fundraising landscape, approaches, and techniques.
Experience of creatively packaging projects and presenting them face to face to high-net-worth individuals.

Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Our vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come. 

We are independent. We don’t accept any funding from governments, corporations or political parties – our work is funded by ordinary people. That means we are free to confront governments and corporations responsible for the destruction of the natural world and push for real change. 

We do this by investigating, documenting and exposing the causes of environmental destruction. We work to bring about change by lobbying, consumer pressure and mobilising members of the general public. And we take peaceful direct action to protect our Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future. 

To help us achieve our mission we are seeking a new Head of Individual Major Gifts. This new Head will drive a strategy to increase our major gift income.It will require an exceptional person who brings a passion for the cause and a can-do attitude, to build up our major gifts fundraising activity, and turn our ambitions of significantly increasing this area of income, into a reality.

Working closely with the Executive Director and the Deputy Fundraising Director, Key Relationships, you will lead the team who identifies and engages existing and prospective donors in the work of Greenpeace, to deepen their interest and support.You will bring experience of negotiating and securing high level relationships for the organisations you’ve represented.Ideally, this will have been gained in a philanthropic fundraising environment, however we are open to exploring transferrable skills, developed in the commercial sector.You will be welcomed by a talented and committed team, and a senior leadership team who understand what it takes to achieve excellence.