Fundraising Manager

Position available from: 1 April 2025

About the role

Do you want to feel as though you are helping to understand and protect the ocean from the seashore to the sea floor? If so, this could be the role for you.

Join us and take a lead on our fundraising agenda based at our iconic Plymouth home. You will develop and implement strategies to steward our donors and supporters and oversee our existing programme. You will also propose ways to develop long-term relationships and build our philanthropic and individual giving campaigns. You will need to have demonstrable experience and achievements in the fundraising space and be capable of operating persuasively at all levels. You must be prepared and able to move between the strategic and the tactical, from advising Trustees and campaign planning to rolling up your sleeves and delivering on the ground. As a key player within the Engagement Directorate, you will work hand-in-glove with our Head of Engagement and build relationships and understanding across the organisation to help us communicate our work, its impact and garner new support for our mission.

If you are a fundraiser looking for a new challenge and can work with both passion and determination to get things done, then we want to hear from you. 

Salary and benefits

·                Salary based on experience

·                30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

·                3 Privilege Days used during set closures

·                Sick pay

·                Pension scheme – the MBA will contribute 10% of basic salary into a defined contribution scheme with staff making a 3% minimum contribution. The MBA will match additional employee contributions up to an additional 5%

·                Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (role dependant/min. 60% on site)

·                Cycle to work scheme and electronic vehicle lease scheme

·                Low-cost bookable parking on site

For more information on the role please see the Job Description

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and seek talented people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to enhance all that we do.

How to apply

Please email recruitment (see vacancy page via MBA website) quoting reference 0125FMWW. You will need to provide four things to apply:

1.     Covering letter that outlines your previous and most relevant experience and explains how and why this makes you right for the role.

2.     CV of education and employment history along with details of 2 referees (one must be your current employer). References will not be sought in advance.

3.     Confirmation of your right to live and work in the UK*. Your application will not be considered without this information.

4.     Please provide a 2 minute video setting out what you would bring to the role.

* Sponsorship is not available for this position.

For further information, please contact Professor Willie Wilson.

Interviews will take place 6th and 7th  March 2025