Major Donor Fundraising Officer

St Ann’s Hospice is growing! Currently in the process of building a brand new hospice in Heald Green, this new role will build on the strengths of our existing Major Gifts fundraising programme to provide a significant contribution to our new build target and secure income for the future too.

• Researching, developing and managing a pipeline of HNWI in the hospice delivery area,
• Confidentially asking for gifts of five and six figures to support the work of the hospice
• Developing and writing persuasive funding proposals, propositions, cases for support and progress reports for donors.
• Supporting the fundraising development board to ensure appropriate membership and enable them to engage their networks in support of St Ann’s Hospice
• Monitoring Major Gift income and expenditure budgets, to analyse and produce monthly and quarterly management information.

You'll be looking forward to:

• 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
• Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rate for part-time)
• Heath cash plan
• Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution
• Life cover
• Free parking
• Discounted lunches on site
• Flexibility to fit your work around your home life / hybrid working

If you're right for us you'll have:

• Degree level education or equivalent experience of research, proposal writing and business development.
  
• Experience of increasing income through building a portfolio of major donors including asking for and securing gifts over £50,000
  
• Proven experience of building strong relationships with a variety of key stakeholders for the generation of income
  
• Worked to a budget with a solid plan to achieve the target, including an assessment of risk and mitigating actions.
• The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of donors
• Access to a car with full driving licence.