Hunter Merrifield are pleased to work with a fantastic international disabilities charity to find a Trust and Foundations Manager. We are looking for someone to develop and implement an effective Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy for the charity, that supports income growth and ensures that they deepen their relationships with existing and proactively engage new Trusts and Foundations.

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Organisation: International Disabilities charity

Salary: Circa £40,000

Location: London (Hybrid working approach)

Contract: Permanent, full time

Required: CV and Cover Letter

Closing: Monday 31st January 2022

Role Responsibilities

• To develop and implement an effective Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy for the charity as well as yearly operational plans to ensure future income growth.
• To set and monitor income and expenditure budgets and KPIs in line with the Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy.
• To identify, research and approach new Trusts and Foundations whose strategic objectives and focus are aligned with that of the charity.
• To manage and implement a programme of high quality proposals to Trusts and Foundations that are aligned with the charities funding priorities with the aim to secure large multi-year gifts.
• To lead on the relationship management of all Trusts and Foundations including the development and implementation of tailored cultivation and stewardship plans to inspire and engage all new and current Trusts and Foundations.
• To manage all communications between the charity and Trusts and Foundations including donor reporting, thanking, event invites etc.
• To focus on medium to large Trusts and Foundations and build strategic relationships that go beyond a simple financial transaction but create long term partnerships.

Skills and Experience

• In-depth experience of trusts and foundations fundraising and knowledge of best practise fundraising techniques.
• Experience in identifying and researching trusts and foundations that have the potential to support a specific cause.
• Experience of building excellent relationships with trusts and foundations producing cultivation and stewardship plans for new and existing supporters respectively.
• Experience of working with Trustees and Executive Team to explore networks to help with new approaches.
• Excellent track record in the successful development of high quality trust and foundations proposals securing significant income.
• Experience of developing high quality proposals for International development/disability focused organisations. Working with programmes and country teams to prepare projects for donors.

To find out more and to apply for the role, get in contact with Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Along with the charity we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout. 

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated fundraiser to sustainably increase income from our individual supporters and grow communications across our digital channels.

Room to Heal is a human rights charity, based in London. Our mission is to support people who have survived or witnessed torture and organised violence to rebuild their lives in exile, through an integrated programme of therapeutic and casework assistance. We offer a range of activities including: therapy groups, gardening, individual therapy and casework, cooking and social gatherings, and therapeutic retreats.

Room to Heal is staffed by a team of committed individuals, who work hard but also recognise that a friendly, nurturing environment is crucial for all of our well-being. By joining Room to Heal you will also become a part of a small, close-knit, multi-cultural and inspiring community and be able to see first-hand the positive changes that your work enables in the lives of survivors.

Due to Covid-19, we are largely working remotely: our therapy groups and casework support is currently held online and we’re running some face-to-face community activities when it’s safe to do so.

We’re looking for a highly motivated and experienced person who will strengthen our relationships with, and develop fundraising income from, our individual supporters. They will also successfully manage and integrate communications with individual supporters across all of our digital platforms. 

For more infomation on the day-to-day responsibilties of this role, please see the attached job description

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter, detailing your interest in the role, your relevant experience and evidence of how you meet all aspects of the person specification and job description.

The closing date for applications is Monday 31 January 2022, noon.

Trust & Foundations Manager

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Positive East in their search for a Fundraising Manager. within a fast-growing health charity.

About Positive East

Positive East has been at the forefront of HIV service and care for three decades; supporting people from point of HIV diagnosis to longer-term care.

Positive Easts mission is to improve the quality of life of individuals and communities affected by HIV. They have developed a holistic range of health and wellbeing programmes from counselling to workshops to HIV testing and prevention.

At Positive East we want the story of HIV to be an inclusive one of success, one which involves a legacy where no person or community is left behind.

Cultures & Benefits

- Small, friendly team of 4 fundraisers

- London based - Stepney Green

- Hybrid/flexible working available

- Competitive salary (£30,000 - £36,000 negotiable depending on experience)

- Full-time 35 hours per week (4 days a week to be considered)

About the role

The position is a great opportunity for someone driven to take the Trust and Foundations and make it their own.

Positive East are a motivated and ambitious charity and they require someone with a similar mind who is passionate about the mission to come in with the skills and knowledge to be able to create a successful Trust and Foundation grant pipeline from prospect research, concept development, compelling grant applications, active stewardship of grant portfolio, and delivering effective monitoring & evaluation reports.

You will have the responsibility to annual and multi-year grants and be able to bring in a range of funding from small grants and trusts, to >£50,000.

With support, you will develop an annual Trust and Foundation plan where you will identify potential funders and potential projects to maximise income. Together with the senior leadership team, you will look to monitor and report on your findings with high-quality grant monitoring and evaluation reports.

You will work collaboratively with the fundraising team and across the wider organisation, particularly at donor events, community events and other charity activities including World AIDS Day, Pride, Positive Feast, Positive East presentations and launches or other key annual events

About you

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing income from large charitable trusts and foundations up to 5/6 figure amounts, as well as from lottery sources.

You will have excellent oral and communication skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to produce high-quality compelling grant applications. You will also have a good grasp of numbers and need to be able to demonstrate a good oversight of the overall income (e.g. who are our funders).

You will also have the ability to manage an active Trust and Foundation pipeline. Excellent organisation skills are essential as well as the ability to manage a busy workload whilst working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

This role would also suit someone who has a good understanding of the issues facing individuals and communities affected by HIV.

To apply please send your CV to Tanya White or Emma Adams at Charity People and we will give you details on how to apply. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

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.

We are really excited to be recruiting for this Trusts Manager position with a wonderful children’s charity. This organisation needs someone to join their successful trusts and foundations team (who have double in size and income over the last three years). The role will focus on £50,000+ applications to foundations and statutory sources, managing existing six-figure funders and building relationships with new prospects.

You will need:

• Extensive experience of securing income from trusts and foundations at a level more than £50,000
• Excellent writing style and a relationship-led approach to fundraising
• Experience of working with internal teams, influencing and inspiring others

Closing date: 6th Feb

Salary: £36,000 - £38,500

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 020 30 062787 or apply online. If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to

end the application period sooner.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our

commitment to diversity here. This organisation are passionate about having a

diverse and inclusive culture and proactively welcome applications for a

diverse range of candidates.

Charity People are delighted to have partnered with Theodora Children's Charity in their search for a Senior Corporate Partnership Fundraiser. This is a newly created role within a growing team with the opportunity to build a national partnership portfolio.

About Theodora Children's Charity

Theodora Children's Charity is an inspirational charity helping children living with illness and disability to feel better using the proven power of laughter. Their approach to this is pioneering. Via their national network of hospitals, hospices and care centres they provide visits from professional performers who are known as the Giggle Doctors.

Theodora has 33 Giggle Doctors, who are trained to work in medical environments and provide music, play and storytelling. A Giggle Doctor visit isn't just about one magical moment, it can have a significant and lasting impact on a child's well-being and perception of the hospital environment and helps to reduce stress and anxiety for the children and their families during a hospital visit.

Benefits & Culture

- Join a small, high impact children's charity
- Flexible (will consider full & part time)
- Salary c£32, 000 (pro-rata)
- London with hybrid working arrangement

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and high impact charity and take the lead on their corporate fundraising. The charity has engaged some corporate support - in this role, you will further develop this and create new partnership opportunities.

This is a great time to join Theodora as they begin to shape an ambassador strategy and there is significant opportunity in this portfolio, given their hospital locations, to engage corporate support regionally and develop a national portfolio of partners.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with experience managing high level commercial partnerships. Your experience may come from corporate fundraising in the charity sector or sponsorship or commercial account management.

You will enjoy working in a small team where you can input into strategy. You will have the ability to think creatively about Theodora's partnership proposition and connect them with a diverse range of corporates who are inspired to support the unique nature of their work.

We are looking for a confident candidate, someone who is truly motivated by Theodora's cause and who wants to take their corporate fundraising to the next level.

To apply please send your CV to Sharon Cooper at Charity People [email protected] We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

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.

Trust and Foundation Manager, full time, London office/hybrid, £43,00 salary

Job Purpose

To act as a lead, managing the Trust & Foundation team to deliver significant sources of income for key Hospice services and projects, capital projects and unrestricted funds. They will provide line management, relationship management of major funders, bid writing and database compliance.

The post has direct responsibility for the Trusts and Foundation budget line and line management responsibility of the Trust and Foundation Executive and joint responsibility for the Fundraising Executive.

Responsibilities of the post include:

• Work closely with the Director of Fundraising to develop Trust and Foundation strategies, leading on its implementation and contributing to its progression continually.
• Research and develop new income generation opportunities, leading on the production and submission of applications.

• To work with colleagues within the fundraising team to proactively maximise opportunities from other income streams.
• Manage the Trusts and Foundation Executive, providing clear objectives and reviews as well as effective and supportive line management.
• Act as a supervisory capacity to other team members when Director of Fundraising is on leave
• Ensure Trust and Foundation processes are followed including the production of individual donor profiles and development plans, solicitation and reporting schedules, regular relationship audits, methodised prospect research and data cleansing.
• Operate as a spokesperson working closely with the Director of Fundraising to manage high level and complex Trust and Foundation relationships.

Person specification to include:

• 3+ yrs experience in high value fundraising or commercial equivalent
• Line management or supervisory experience
• Budget Management Experience
• Experience of winning significant funding from trusts and foundations or commercial equivalent
• Track record of stakeholder engagement and working with staff at all levels
• Experience of contributing to strategies in line with organisational plans
• Experience in using Windows-based software packages
• Experience of Raiser’s Edge or other CRM system

For a copy of the full job description, person specification please apply via this website.

Hunter Merrifield are thrilled to work with the wonderful Autistica to find an ambitious and tenacious Trusts and Foundations Manager to play a vital role in securing funding for current programmes, as well as their game changing long term goals. We are looking for an experienced Trust fundraiser who wants to play a pivotal role in a charity who re destined to grow and impact so many lives.

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Manager
Organisation: Autistica
Salary: £36,000 - £38,000
Location: Home Based (Changing to hybrid working upon return to London Office, Spring 2022)
Contract: Permanent, Full time (Core hours 10:00 – 16:00)
Closing Date: Monday 7th February 2022
Required: CV and Cover Letter

About Autistica
They are the UK’s national autism research charity. They fund research, shape policy, and work with autistic people to understand their needs.
Research is the best way to improve understanding, find new ways to support autistic people and their families, and change lives for the better.
The reality is that the status quo is not acceptable. That’s why with autistic people, families, researchers, and other experts they have laid the foundations not just for 2022, but until the end of the decade through our 2030 Goals. 

You will report to the Head of Trusts & Foundations and supervise the Trusts and Foundations Officer. With the Head of Trusts and Foundations you will help develop and manage major partnerships and, with our Trusts and Foundations Officer, you will maintain and develop the portfolio of regular funders.

Main Responsibilities
 

• To secure grants from charitable trusts and foundations from your portfolio 
• To support the Trusts & Foundations Officer to secure grants from their portfolio
• To develop a comprehensive rolling programme of targeted and specific applications 
• To craft compelling cases for support, targeted bids, presentations, and other communications to funders 
• To strategically identify prospective funders using sources - such as Funds Online, the Charity Commission, and Invisible Grantmakers - to match these with the charities current funding priorities
• To consistently enter information on their database Raiser’s Edge all details regarding funders’ criteria and exclusions and other insights into their priorities and decisions relevant to the charity
• To develop relationships with a portfolio of prospective trusts and foundations, via internal connections of the charity, Trustees, colleagues, and existing funders, and record this information consistently
• To contribute towards the development and delivery of the charities fundraising strategy, such as through participation in Fundraising Team meetings and away days

Personal Skills
 

• Experience of securing five-figure grant funding from trusts and foundations, through drafting applications and cases for support 
• Experience of proactively developing and managing strong relationships with grant-makers, preferably by securing or contributing to meetings with donors and prospects.
• Demonstrable high level of competency using a CRM database, such as Raiser’s Edge, for relationship management and creating queries to download and analyse data 
• Excellent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office packages, such as Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.

To find out more or to apply for the role, please contact Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Autistica particularly encourages applications from autistic people, people with other neurodevelopmental conditions and people from all under-represented groups within the sector

Along with the charity we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout. 

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager for a charity that provides support and protection to children's rights.

Working closely with Head of Grants and Programme Funding, you will:

• Develop and implement a programme to meet and exceed income targets from Trusts and Foundations
• Lead on the relationship management of all Trusts and Foundations
• Research and pursue opportunities from overseas trusts and foundations, in the US and elsewhere

Our client is looking for a passionate Trusts and Foundations Manager who is an excellent writer and experienced in structuring persuasive cases for support.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Proven track record in successfully securing five and six figure donations and multi-year grants
• Excellent client relationship skills
• Experience in trusts and foundations fundraising

Fantastic opportunity to be the fundraising expert an unique capital appeal.

This project will bring the incredible history of this charity to the forefront of people’s mind. It will change the way audiences interact with their heritage properties, bringing new and diverse audiences to them.

They are looking for someone who wants to be involved at the start of the project, being the voice and face of fundraising and ensuring excellent foundations for the appeal to be successful over a 5 year period.

Job description

• A new and unique opportunity with the charity working on their 5-year multi-million pound appeal for their historic buildings in central London
• This role will be involved from the outset, providing the link between the heritage teams and fundraising, ensuring the voice of fundraising is intertwined with the overall project
• Work with consultants to establish initial heritage support
• Develop case for support and donor pipeline

Person specification

• Experience of capital appeal fundraising
• Background in arts, heritage or cultural institution fundraising would be ideal, but candidates with capital appeal experience and an interest in these areas are absolutely of interest
• Skilled at dealing with senior stakeholders, with strong influencing ability
• Knowledge and understanding of trust fundraising desirable

Applications are being considered on a rolling basis. Please get in touch in the first instance to arrange an initial chat.

We have an exciting opportunity for two Safeguarding Officer’s to join our team based in Gilwell Park, Chingford. We will offer you a competitive salary of £36,026 per annum Band F, Level 3, inclusive of OLW allowance.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Safeguarding Officer Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for two Safeguarding Officers to join our team based in Chingford, working on safeguarding, welfare and vetting cases as part of the delivery of Safe Scouting across the UK.

As part of the Safeguarding Team, you will be responsible for giving support and advice to local volunteer managers in responding to concerns or complaints affecting the safety and welfare of young people; for progressing safeguarding concerns and making the necessary referrals to statutory agencies where required.

Key responsibilities as our Safeguarding Officer:

- Assess safeguarding allegations made against those involved in Scouting’s work including young people
- Assess suitability of leaders where adverse information is shown on disclosure checks
- To operate within statutory guidance (UK wide) in relation to adults who hold a Position of Trust
- Provide support and guidance to senior volunteer managers to enable them to implement a local response to concerns and allegations regarding adults and young people in Scouting
- Make referrals to statutory or professional agencies in respect of allegations against adults and young people in Scouting
- Support risk assessment/procedures for ending period of suspension/ensuring suitability regarding adult and youth members
- Assess all concerns received relating to ‘children in need’: bullying, self-harm, and welfare concerns
- Inform and advise the parents/carers of children subject to referrals
- Attend multi agency meetings
- Requirement to be on-call for the Safeguarding emergency out of hours’ service and to work out of hours
- Help to run and present at volunteer manager training days across the UK

What we are looking for in our Safeguarding Officer:

- Relevant experience and/or professional qualification in safeguarding/child protection
- Knowledge of the Scout Movement and it’s operational structures
- Understanding, acceptance of fundamental values of Scouting
- Knowledge of the Disclosure Bodies’ processes
- Experience of making referrals to statutory agencies
- Experience of communicating with parents and carers regarding complex situations
- Maintaining strategic partnerships with other agencies
- Use of Information Technology
- Attention to detail and accurate office administration

What we can offer you as our Safeguarding Officer:

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Childcare Vouchers
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Fri, 4 February 2022, 23:59

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

Charity People are delighted to have partnered with Children in Crossfire in their search for a Trusts & Foundations Grant Manager. This charity is based in Ireland and this is a home-based role. We are considering candidates in the UK and Ireland.

About Children in Crossfire

Children in Crossfire is an international NGO registered in Ireland, the UK, Tanzania and the US facilitating International Development and Development Education activities. Their vision is a world where every child can reach their potential. Working in partnership with local organisations in Tanzania and Ethiopia they improve the lives of young people, with a particular focus on Early Childhood Education. By improving access to education they change lives and empower children and their communities to build a better future.

Benefits & Culture

- International NGO working in Tanzania and Ethiopia
- Home-based - open to applicants in the UK and Ireland
- Salary c£33, 000 - £35, 000 depending on experience

About the role

This is a flexible home-based position. Your role will be to develop a strategy for trusts and foundations and identify/secure funding from them. Crossfire is currently working with a range of funders such as Irish Aid, UKAid, The Ireland Fund and further foundations are corporates. You will then closely manage the funder relationships and lead on proposals.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Trusts Fundraiser who connects with the mission of Children in Crossfire and can write compelling funding applications that secure income.

You will be an excellent writer, with good research skills. You will have a good understanding of the trust fundraising space and international development and associated donors.

This is a flexible role and is home-based. You can be located anywhere in the UK or Ireland.

To apply please send your CV to Emma Adams at Charity People. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

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.

This is an exciting time to join Ataxia UK, as we seek to significantly increase our investment in research and services, so that people affected by the ataxias have access to the best treatment, information and support and we seek to deliver treatments and cures. Fundraising for the resources for us to do this is essential to our success and we also want to diversify our income streams. 

We are looking for someone with a desire to create positive change and embrace our values which inform how we deliver our services, the choices we make and how we work with, support and develop our staff and volunteers:

If you are looking to take the next step in your career and want to take on new opportunities, learn new skills and be fully supported in your progression then this is the right team for you to join. 

About Ataxia UK

Ataxia is the umbrella term for a group of neurological conditions and Ataxia UK is the UK’s leading ataxia support and research charity. Ataxia UK collaborates with the global ataxia community through our Research team, and we are on the board of the international non-profit association, Euro-ataxia. Our Services team focuses on helping everyone affected by ataxia in the UK to live their best life. We have a Helpline and Advocacy service providing information, advice, and 1-2-1 support to help people access their rights; whilst the InControl Community Engagement service provides activities, engagement and volunteering opportunities to bring the ataxia community together and reduce feelings of isolation.

About the Team  

You will be joining a small, friendly team in the Fundraising & Communications department. Although we are all currently working remotely, we do try to join up in the office in small groups when safe to do so as we feel working alongside others is still important for building relationships and achieving the best out of our work. We offer an Employee Assistance Scheme & Employee Hotline as an outsourced support service for all staff and we have a Wellbeing Officer onsite as well. The Ataxia UK family is currently growing in size which is exciting and we look forward to welcoming our new Trusts & Foundations Manager to the fold.

Salary:circa. £29,000 per annum plus company benefits

Location: London based with hybrid working

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Campaigns Advisor to join our Policy & Campaigns Team. Based in London, where we operate a hybrid working policy, which enables the flexibilities of splitting your working time, between the workplace and your home.

About the role

As a Senior Campaigns Advisor, you will be working with the National Campaigns Manager to plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate the Association's campaigning across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. You'll be working on a wide range of exciting campaigns from our multi-award-winning Scrap 6 Months campaign, to our Act to Adapt campaign and on our coalition campaign United to End MND.

The role is very varied and requires cross organisational working across the Association and working closely with colleagues in the Policy and Campaigns team. You'll also be working closely with our supporters and volunteers and ensuring people affected by and living with MND are consulted and involved in the development and delivery of the Association's campaigns.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for proven experience of working in a campaigns environment within a third or public sector organisation. You will be an expert in planning and delivering campaigns to successfully bring about change. Excellent verbal, writing, presentation, organisational and administrative skills are essential.

This role will involve occasional evening and weekend work and some travel throughout the country.

Please view the job description to find out the full responsibilities for this role.

How to apply

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

This role is currently based remotely due to the covid pandemic. In normal circumstances this role will be based at our London office with hybrid working.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

Senior Philanthropy Officer (Lead), an amazing opportunity to join a Mental Health charity, based in Central London.

• Full-time. Option to work compact hours over 4 days a week or standard 5 days a week.
• Remote working offered, with the ability to travel to the London office on occasions and for meetings as and when required.

As the Senior Philanthropy Officer, reporting directly to the Head of Partnerships, you will have sole responsibility for managing and developing an existing and very successful major donor programme.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an extremely committed portfolio of existing funders, continuing to maintain and build on these relationships and also an extremely strong pipeline of prospects which provide you with scope to grow the portfolio and income opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead relationships with all major donors, acting as lead point of contact. Maximise income from high net worth individuals by providing high quality account management and cultivation activities, leading to valuable and committed relationships.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of prospects and generate new high-net-worth individuals by identifying, researching and developing relationships with suitable prospects, and by responding effectively to inbound leads.
• Engage with project management and services colleagues to ensure progress and feedback in line with donor requirements.
• Work with the Events Team to organise and manage special events for major donor cultivation.
• There will also be an opportunity to manage a small number of corporate relationships and deliver excellent account management and funder stewardship, leading to renewal at increased value and levels of commitment.

Our client is looking for a talented and experienced Major Donor Fundraiser who has proven experience of managing an existing portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and cultivate new prospects.

• Proven ability to account manage high-net-worth fundraising relationships, leading to renewals and increasing levels of commitment
• Proven ability to maintain own pipeline and secure new business
• Ability to work across teams and departments in a collaborative manner and to proactively engage colleagues on projects and initiatives.