Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer

Would you like to grow your career in high-value fundraising with an ambitious team?

About the role:

We are looking for a Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer to join our fantastic Philanthropy and Partnerships team on a permanent basis.

This role is all about great relationship management and organisational skills to ensure that supporters of Pancreatic Cancer UK feel valued and inspired. The post-holder will have the opportunity to gain experience across all four philanthropy and partnerships income streams; corporate partnerships, philanthropy, trusts and foundations and special events. 

We’re an ambitious team that works closely together to maximise our collective impact. As our Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer, you will support and engage high-value supporters and deliver stewardship at the highest level. The role is varied and requires a proactive, resourceful individual with a love of relationship management and the ability to work across the donor journey.

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:  

• Managing a portfolio of high-value supporters and prospects, providing an outstanding supporter experience, and maximising the impact of their support
• Support the Philanthropy and Partnerships team in the management of their key supporters – ensuring the provision of briefings, preparation of proposals and reports.
• Support the planning and implementation of key cultivation and stewardship special events.
• Work closely with the Philanthropy Lead and Senior Philanthropy Manager to grow the philanthropy and partnerships pipeline through data analysis tools and cross-team working.

We are happy to discuss flexible working with you, in our P&P team, you can work 1 day per week in the office and the rest is working from home. For our successful candidate, during the first 4 weeks of onboarding, they may need to be in our London office more often (2-3 days per week) for inductions and training.

About you: 

We are looking for someone who wants to begin or grow their career in high value fundraising and is inspired by PCUK’s mission. You’ll be passionate about people and always put our supporters first. You’ll have great communications skills, both verbal and written. You’ll be confident articulating Pancreatic Cancer UK’s mission and be able to build relationships and inspire confidence with high net worth individuals.

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

About working for us 

This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters. 

About us  

Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our three values: 

• Courageous
• Collaborative 
• Compassion

We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values. 

At Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported.  We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices. 

We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent; therefore, we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector. 

Safeguarding

PCUK is committed to safe and fair recruitment processes that safeguard and protect those we work with, support and serve. We make sure all our staff are selected, vetted (DBS/Criminal record checks where appropriate), trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care. Where we work with volunteers, we extend the same support in order to ensure that they are working within our ethos and standards.

How to apply 

• You can download the Job Description and Person Specification on our website for full details of the role. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Victoria Hurwood (contact details are on our website's advert)
• To apply, please complete the online application form on our website setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews. 
• You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
• Please note that there will be two rounds of interviews for this role. The first round will be held at our office based in Queen Elizabeth House, 4 St Dunstan's Hill, London EC3R 8AD on 28 October 2024. The second round will be held online.

No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment.