Donor Stewardship Manager

We are seeking a collaborative team player who enjoys creating engaging content and bringing their own ideas and experience to create a sector-leading stewardship programme. Your role will convey the impact that philanthropic support is enabling for people affected by Parkinson’s - including those living with the condition, their friends and family and our wider community of philanthropists. 

About the role 

With support from the Philanthropy Lead, you’ll embed, develop and deliver a first-class supporter experience journey for £10k+ donors (c. 100 individuals, trusts and statutory funders), and lead on the stewardship content and campaign renewal asks for our £1k-£10k mid-value programme (raising £100k+ per year).

What you’ll do:  

• Lead on the delivery of our mid-value programme for £1k-£10k supporters, including planning, creating and delivering communication and engagement opportunities and written asks for support linked to wider Parkinson’s UK campaigns 

• Lead on the creation and delivery of the supporter experience strategy for £10k-£100k+ donors 

• Devise regular donor e-communications which consolidate updates from across the charity and our research portfolio, and work with canvassers to create impact reports for major donors, trust and statutory funders using In Design 

• Lead on embedding team stewardship processes including thanking, gift agreements and co-ordinating mailings

What you’ll bring:

• Creative and collaborative approach to identify opportunities to engage our high value audiences, with strong influencing and negotiation skills to secure buy-in for projects and new ways of working across the charity 

• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to inform, persuade and inspire action 

• An understanding of the principles of major donor fundraising, data protection regulations and supporter experience best practice 

• Interest in learning about our fundraising priorities and developing an understanding and empathy with the Parkinson’s community which will be reflected through the outputs in this role 

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.

Interviews for this role will be held 23 September. Successful candidates may be invited to a second stage interview.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.