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About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is responding to the largest emergency in our 40-year history. Over the last year support for our cause has seen significant growth in income as tens of thousands of supporters have joined MAP. Our challenge now is to retain this interest and ensure we sustain income as we respond to the ongoing emergency and the longer-term health of Palestinians over the coming years. With an ambition to be a £50m organisation in the next five years, the corporate partnerships manager will play a key role in enabling over one million Palestinians to access improved healthcare annually by 2028

We are looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead and grow our corporate fundraising programme. In this role, you will develop and implement strategies to cultivate and steward existing partnerships while identifying new opportunities for multi-year collaborations. You’ll create compelling proposals, deliver inspiring stewardship events, and work closely with teams across the organization to maximise marketing and engagement opportunities. 

About You

You will have a proven track record in corporate fundraising and business development, with experience creating strategic partnerships that drive results. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you excel at managing multiple projects, building relationships, and crafting innovative pitches. You’re proactive, data-driven, and adept at using insights to shape impactful programmes 

Duties and key responsibilities 

Leadership and Strategy 
• Support on the development of the corporate partnership programme. Working alongside 
the Head of Philanthropy to create a strategic plan that will identify, cultivate, solicit and 
steward a portfolio of existing corporate partners in line the overall fundraising strategy. 
• Monitor and analyse trends within corporate fundraising, both internally and externally, 
using these findings to influence the direction of the programme. 
• Develop a pipeline of new prospective corporate partners, working alongside the Prospect 
research manager. 

Relationship Development and Events
• Cultivate, engage and manage strong relationships with existing corporate partners with a 
focus on building strategic multi-year partnerships. 
• Create high quality, inspiring proposals, pitches and materials to maximise new 
opportunities. 
• Work with the communications and advocacy team to maximise marketing opportunities.
• Lead on the development of inspiring stewardship events that convey MAP’s work and 
impact to current and new corporate partners. 

Budget Management, reporting and compliance 
• Create three year rolling budgets and reforecasts, setting income and expenditure targets in 
collaboration with the Head of Philanthropy.
• Manage financial planning, reporting, and risk assessment for the Corporate Partnerships 
budget. 
• Ensure that the corporate partnerships programme adheres to due diligence procedures
and carry out regular due diligence reporting on existing corporate partnerships.
• Utilise and maintain the CRM database to ensure accurate reporting and stewardship.

General Responsibilities
• Support MAP’s mission, ethos and values. 
• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. 
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. 
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual 
organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
• Experience creating strategic corporate partnerships and stewardship plans that inspire 
MAP’s corporate partners and drive income. 
• Proven track record of corporate new business development.
• Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis and using insights to shape a corporate 
fundraising programme.
• Excellent project management skills, including managing multiple projects and priorities at 
once. 
• Experience in planning and budgeting – with proficiency in corporate partnership
forecasting. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective management and leadership skills( Desirable)
• Highly proactive – excellent at networking, communicating and influencing. 

Education/training
• Corporate fundraising qualification and/or equivalent experience (desirable).

Personal attributes and other requirements
• Commitment to high standards, fostering trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising 
initiatives.
• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policies on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding. 
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunities.
• Commitment to the values and ethos of MAP (Solidarity, Dignity, Impact & Integrity).
• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel 
overseas where necessary.

About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is responding to the largest emergency in our 40-year history. Over the last year support for our cause has seen significant growth in income as tens of thousands of supporters have joined MAP. Our challenge now is to retain this interest and ensure we sustain income as we respond to the ongoing emergency and the longer-term health of Palestinians over the coming years. With an ambition to be a £50m organisation in the next five years, the principal gifts manager will play a key role in enabling over one million Palestinians to access improved healthcare annually by 2028.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Principal Gifts Manager to lead the development and implementation of our major donor programme. Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, you will create strategic plans to identify, cultivate, and steward a portfolio of high-value donors, securing five- and six-figure gifts. You’ll manage a pipeline of prospective donors, analyse trends to shape the programme strategy, and deliver inspiring stewardship events. Additionally, you’ll oversee a small team of philanthropy officers, support their donor portfolios, and ensure the programme’s adherence to compliance, financial planning, and risk management practices.

About You

You will have a proven track record of securing significant donations and delivering high-impact stewardship plans. Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis, and forecasting, you bring a strategic mindset to donor engagement. You’re highly proactive, with excellent networking, communication, and relationship-building skills. With experience managing donor events and managing multiple projects, you will be organised and results-driven. 

Duties and key responsibilities 

Leadership and Strategy 

• Support on the development major donor program. Working alongside the Head of 

Philanthropy to create a strategic plan that will identify, cultivate, solicit and steward a 

portfolio of Major Donors in line the overall fundraising strategy. 

• Develop a pipeline of new prospective donors, working alongside the Prospect research 

manager. 

• Monitor and analyse trends within major donor giving, both internally and externally, using 

these findings to influence the direction of the programme. 

• Manage and support two philanthropy officers to provide the best stewardship journeys for 

their portfolio (please note the structure is under review and this is subject to change)

Relationship Development and Events

• Cultivate, engage and manage strong relationships with major donors with a focus on multiyear partnerships. 

• Identify gaps in the product offering and work with the Head of Philanthropy to develop and 

launch new products.

• Monitor, analyse and report on major donor programmes, adjusting plans and events based 

on insights. 

• Lead on the development of inspiring stewardship events that covey MAP’s work and 

impact – inspiring major donors. 

Budget Management, reporting and compliance 

• Manage financial planning, reporting, and risk assessment for the Major Donor budget. 

• Ensure that the Major Donor programme adheres to due diligence procedures. 

• Utilise and maintain the CRM database to ensure accurate reporting and stewardship

General Responsibilities

• Support MAP’s mission, ethos and values. 

• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. 

• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. 

• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual 

organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience

• Proven track record in securing five and six figure donations. 

• Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis and using insights to shape a major donor 

programme.

• Experience creating major donor stewardship plans that inspire donors and drive income. 

• Good project management skills, including managing multiple projects and priorities at 

once. 

• Experience in planning and budgeting – with proficiency in major donor forecasting. 

• Experience of creating donor events that inspire. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Able to confidently analyse results and extract insights to inform the strategic direction of the 

Major Donor Programme.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Effective management and leadership skills (Desirable)

• Highly proactive – excellent at networking, communicating and influencing. 

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Commitment to high standards, fostering trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising 

initiatives.

• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policies on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding. 

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunities.

• Commitment to the values and ethos of MAP (Solidarity, Dignity, Impact & Integrity).

• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.

• Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel 

overseas where necessary.

Spark! are a growing and ambitious organisation, with a motivated and passionate team who are more determined than ever to reach our target young people and to have a deeper impact on their employment prospects and life chances. 

A key element of our success will be in our ability to:

1. understand and articulate the needs that we are seeking to meet
2. effectively demonstrate and communicate our impact
3. ensure we are evidence and data-led in our approach
4. influence change at every level across all stakeholders

This role will lead and steer the organisation towards these objectives, in order to significantly reduce youth unemployment in west London and beyond.

If you have experience of designing and carrying out both formative and summative evaluation and are highly research literate, with experience of working at the interface of policy and research, then we would like to hear from you.

We particularly welcome applicants with backgrounds that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and from candidates with links to our priority areas of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow.

Please read the full Job Pack to find out more about the organisation and role and how to apply. If you have any questions please contact our CEO, Matt Lent.

Role description, January 2025 

Reports to: Senior Consultancy and Training Officer

Direct reports: None

Location: 27 Swinton St, King’s Cross, London, WC1X 9NW, minimum of one day a week in the office 

Status, hours: Fixed Term Secondment for 12 months 

Salary: Grade D, salary in the range of £31,437 - £34,659 (includes 11% London Weighting), increases by 2.6% post April 2025, plus benefits. 

Role Summary

The Training & Consultancy Officer will work closely with the Senior Consultancy and Training officer and Head of Consultancy and training to deliver significant elements of activity.  The post holder will be responsible for the administrative duties in the team which include responding to prospects, creating booking forms, invoicing and liaising with our team of associates.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities 

Administration 

• Supporting with the Training & Consultancy inbox, acting as the point of contact for enquires 

• Liaising with potential clients and helping them to select the most relevant training

• Diary management – liaising with associates to get availability for clients and securing dates in diaries 

• Creating and managing booking forms 

• Keeping the booking trackers up to date with bookings and payments 

• Managing invoice request forms

• Ensuring income is recorded on trackers and post sheet and is imported to ThankQ 

Lead generation and marketing 

• Creating monthly marketing emails in email management system to send out to prospects and clients 

• Working with the communications team to ensure promotion of Consultancy & Training services 

• Ensuring that any new courses/associates etc are updated on website

• Supporting with adding relevant connections on LinkedIn 

Relationship management 

• Responsible for stewardship of clients pre and post training.  Ensuring: 

• Clients have relevant zoom links and pre training information 

• Seek feedback immediately post training 

• Seek feedback at key points after training for our monitoring purposes 

• Keep clients up to date with other relevant training and any new training initiatives 

Supporting on tenders and analysis  

• Supporting the team with tenders by: 

• Collating required information from colleagues across the organisation as directed 

• Proof reading and fact checking 

• Research to gather relevant information for tenders as required 

• Supporting with analysis of feedback gathered and producing regular reports

• Collating information from workshops and supporting the consultancy and training manager with analysis

Cross-organisational Role

• Work closely with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’.

• Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Communications team, optimising opportunities for joint working, especially to champion workplace offer. 

• Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies.

Other Duties 

• Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it.

• Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times.

• Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times.

• Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity, time off in lieu (TOIL) will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours. 

The Vacancy:

RBLI Charity supports disadvantaged Forces veterans from all over the UK in a dynamic Village HQ, and through an award-winning national employability programme called Lifeworks which reaches unemployed veterans all over the UK.

At this time RBLI is undertaking an ambitious appeal to develop Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Co. (BBMC) one of the largest social enterprise operations in the UK. The role is a key driving force within RBLI’s big gifts function. To support this £12.5m campaign RBLI is looking for an experienced prospect researcher with strong event experience.

RBLI’s Village and social enterprise factory are memorable places to visit and this is transformative for our relationships with our supporters and customers. Meeting staff and residents brings to life what their donations will be able to achieve.  It is important for the Fundraising and BBMC teams to host supporters and customers both current and potential.  Our visitors also include senior military personnel and dignitaries.

The postholder will work closely with senior stakeholders internally and externally and will take the lead in ensuring events and charity visits run smoothly and achieve their goals. 

The company:

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a national charity that has been helping those in need for over 100 years, providing support to the Armed Forces community, those with disabilities and those who have found themselves unemployed.

Each RBLI division offers a service to help veterans live an independent life with whatever support they require resulting in the successful delivery of a full-care pathway on-site to help veterans of any age or background from across the three services.

Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) is dedicated to empowering dancers from all genres and backgrounds, supporting them through their professional and personal transitions. By removing barriers to career progression and fostering lifelong learning opportunities, DCD ensures career sustainability for dancers. The charity collaborates with prestigious national Partner Dance Companies and independent dancers, offering workshops and programs in dance schools and conservatoires. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, DCD aims to build on this milestone by enhancing its profile, forming strategic partnerships, and increasing its social impact in 2025. The organisation seeks a motivated, results-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join their ambitious team and contribute to making a positive difference in dancers' lives.

Join DCD as the Head of Individual Giving and make a transformative impact on dancers' lives and wellbeing. We are seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented self-starter who thrives both independently and within a small, ambitious team. If you are passionate about the performing arts and deeply connect with DCD's values, this role offers a unique opportunity to make life-changing differences. As the Head of Individual Giving, you will play a pivotal role in increasing individual philanthropic income, cultivating new relationships, and stewarding existing donors to support DCD's mission.

The role is being offered on a permanent part-time basis, we are also open to hearing from freelance fundraisers. Some flexibility will be required, with regards to hours, in order to meet with existing and potential donors and attend events. DCD is a remote working organisation, so the post-holder will need to be able to work comfortably from home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow DCD’s existing donor portfolio.
• Cultivate new relationships and steward existing donors, working closely with DCD Trustees.
• Implement and develop our individual giving strategy to support activities and core costs.
• Achieve/exceed our target to double individual philanthropic income by 2027.
• Maintain and extend excellent relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of DCD’s business model, clearly articulating the impact and importance of our work to supporters.
• Lead on prospect research, introducing new potential donors to DCD.
• Manage our donor portfolio, developing personalized giving journeys.
• Lead tailored fundraising campaigns to raise DCD's profile and diversify our donor portfolio.
• Manage and develop the '73 Circle, a patron scheme for donors.
• Deliver intimate stewardship events to deepen relationships with current donors.
• Engage with DCD’s international alumni network to establish regular giving and living legacy prospects.
• Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and maintain accurate records.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: DCD is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members feel valued and respected. DCD operates a Positive Action policy (Equality Act 2010) to better represent the dance communities we support and to reflect our wider society. DCD is an inclusive charity that believes diversity leads to better decision making. We positively encourage and welcome applications by people who identify as from the Global Majority and/or people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. Those who do and meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining the small trusts portfolio to maximise income generation (circa 200k), submitting bids under £20k and stewarding funders. You’ll work closely with the Partnership Manager and the Prospect Research and Data Officer to identify funders and submit compelling proposals that accurately reflect both funder criteria and organisational funding priorities. 

You’ll work with colleagues across the charity to ensure grant conditions are met and deliver excellent stewardship practices.

You’ll be a highly organised individual, with experience of managing and delivering a high-volume trust portfolio. 

You’ll have excellent communication skills and will be able to prioritise workload and manage time effectively. Your naturally collaborative approach to team working is balanced by accountability and a proactive, independent attitude.

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a brilliant Health charity to recruit for a Trusts & Foundations Manager on a part time, permanent basis . This role will play a key part in supporting the charity’s ambitious growth plans by effectively stewarding existing trusts and foundation partners, as well as identifying, cultivating and securing new donors.

Key duties include:

• Manage a portfolio of Trust and Foundation prospects and donors from £1K - £100k level, to develop and maintain strong and long-standing partnerships.
• Develop and execute comprehensive prospect research and cultivation plans for new donors.
• Develop stewardship plans tailored to the needs the Charity’s existing Trust and Foundations donors.
• Work proactively with the Director of Fundraising to identify new funding opportunities and to cultivate new major Trust & Foundations prospects.

We’re looking for the following skills and experience for this role:

• Tangible experience of generating income from UK based Trusts & Foundations
•  A strong track record of writing compelling grant applications & bids, utilising effective storytelling to secure funds.
• Evidence of building and developing a prospect pipeline within Trusts.
• Strong prospect research experience.
• Excellent project management skills.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Overview

The Dash Charity is looking for a Development Officer to join our wonderful team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a local domestic abuse charity with a huge influence and reach. For almost 50 years The Dash Charity has been supporting individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse, empowering women, men and children to recognise the tactics of abuse, break the cycle, and take back control of their lives.

We were one of the first charities in the UK to be awarded Leading Lights status for our Advocacy and Outreach Services by SafeLives, and pioneered healthy relationships workshops in schools over a decade ago.

We run three refuges that offer a sanctuary to women and children escaping violence and abuse, offering specialist children’s support and one to one support for women.

We’re now looking for an ambitious and dedicated individual to help us to secure essential funding to continue delivering our life-changing services into the future.

Role Purpose:

We are seeking an ambitious individual that cares about ending violence against women and girls, who is determined to make a difference for all adults and children experiencing domestic abuse. As The Dash Charity Development Officer, you will be responsible for seeking funding from trusts and foundations, to enable us to deliver life changing services and projects.

You will have excellent attention to detail and be willing to gain a strong understanding of how the charity works and the services we deliver by working closely with our frontline staff.

You will work with our Senior Management Team to understand the charity’s impact, identify funding opportunities, and contribute to strategic service development. You will have strong communication skills and be able to build good relationships with our funders.

There will be opportunities for future growth in this role, with the potential management of direct reports as we expand our team. Hybrid remote working with some attendance on-site at services in Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead to colaborate with colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fundraising: Develop and submit compelling applications to trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.
• Research: Conduct thorough research to identify new funding opportunities and cultivate long-term donor relationships.
• Strategy: Contribute to the grants fundraising strategy and assist in achieving organisational fundraising goals.
• Events: Support the coordination of events for trusts and major donors, and represent The Dash Charity at external meetings.
• Stewardship: Provide high-quality feedback and reporting to funders, ensuring strong and lasting relationships.

About you:

• Passion: A strong commitment to ending violence against women and girls and a dedication to The Dash Charity’s mission.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft persuasive proposals and reports.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail and the ability to produce high-quality work under pressure.
• Team Player: Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities effectively.

Desired experience:

• Fundraising Experience: A background in trust and statutory fundraising, with a proven track record of meeting income targets.
• Research Skills: Proficiency in prospect research techniques and knowledge of the funding landscape.
   

How to apply:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us.

To apply for this position, please review the full job description and then apply by emailing your CV and a cover letter to Nicola Miller, CEO.

This is your opportunity to make a real difference!

Are you an ambitious, pro-active and confident Corporate Fundraiser? Do you have your fingers on the business pulse of the East Midlands? Do you have an excellent network of corporate contacts who would love to give back to their local hospitals? If so, you could be just the person we are looking for.

As a small, dynamic team, we have big ambitions to build on this income stream and grow our corporate partnerships portfolio in the coming years. The role will entail identifying, researching, managing, and growing a portfolio of corporate partnerships to help us deliver our fundraising ambitions.

You could be an individual who is already successfully working in corporate fundraising, or perhaps has been inspired to make the leap into the third sector with business development and/or healthcare sector experience. Above all, you must be energetic, target-driven and able to communicate with passion and influence.

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About Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Nottingham Hospitals Charity exists to support patients, families and staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes the City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Hayward House palliative care centre and Ropewalk House hearing centre.

As one of the biggest NHS charities in the UK, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has raised over £60million in 17 years, to fund state-of-the-art specialist equipment, medical research projects, enhancements to the hospital environment, and staff support programmes.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Comms, the post-holder will be responsible for fundraising from companies across the East Midlands to increase annual income and awareness of Nottingham Hospitals Charity and its appeals.  Working with SMEs to blue chip companies, the post-holder will develop mid to high value partnerships with companies across the region, based on a sound business approach and relationship development.  This is a strategic role and the post-holder will need to work creatively, with a diverse portfolio, to maximise income. Working primarily in the corporate sector, the post-holder will also work together with our Community, IG, Comms and Marketing colleagues in support of our overall objectives.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve or exceed agreed income and productivity targets through successful development and management of corporate fundraising
• Develop and implement annual corporate fundraising plans to grow income, generate new leads and manage ongoing relationships
• Conduct prospect research to identify best prospects and plan approaches to introduce the Charity to secure support, to include Charity of the Year partnerships and sponsorship opportunities
• Cultivate and develop relationships with new corporate supporters and develop relationships with existing partnerships to secure ongoing support
• Provide effective relationship management and stewardship to provide support and develop fundraising activity to deliver income and increase retention of corporate donors
• To promote and co-ordinate company staff fundraising and volunteering opportunities
• To engage with and steward a diverse range of fundraising supporters where required
• To develop and implement creative fundraising initiatives to encourage companies to support Nottingham Hospitals Charity quickly and easily
• To regularly attend networking events across the East Midlands to introduce Nottingham Hospitals Charity to potential corporate supporters
• To participate in local and regional trade events to promote Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s profile and encourage support
• To secure Nottingham Hospitals Charity as the beneficiary for local corporate charity events
• To make corporate sponsorship approaches and deliver outcomes for sponsors
• To plan and execute events and opportunities for corporate partners to showcase our work and engage with new supporters
• To regularly make presentations and give talks to companies, businesses and organisations
• To work with Fundraising colleagues to develop and support the events programme, particularly promoting opportunities to corporate contacts
• To ensure the meticulous recording of all data on Raiser’s Edge and filing systems (including personal data and financial information)
• To work with Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s fundraising, administrative and IT systems and guidelines
• To represent Nottingham Hospitals Charity internally and externally as required
• To regularly work outside of regular office hours
• To undertake any other duties, which may be reasonably required

The ability to drive and the use of a car is essential for this role.

An opportunity like this does not come up at Nottingham Hospitals Charity very often. If you would like to chat more about the role please contact Samantha Cousens at Nottingham Hospitals Charity.

Philanthropy Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £39,358 - £41,325 per annum with excellent benefits.

Location: London, UK

Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

About WaterAid:

Want to use your skills in building new relationships to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Philanthropy Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team:

The WaterAid Philanthropy & Trusts team grows crucial individual philanthropic relationships. We have an ambitious strategy and growth plan, whilst raising significant funding for WaterAid’s work.

About the Role:

As our driven and passionate Philanthropy Manager you will have a proven track record of business development and raising income from new and exciting partnerships. Those that partnerships you secure, you will go on to provide excellent stewardship.  

You’ll also: 

• Build a sustainable pipeline of new business prospects with the potential to give at £100k+ per annum.
• Develop high quality funding propositions and reports in line with donor requirements.
• Support the Philanthropy & Events Manager with the delivery of first class stewardship and cultivation events.
• Develop and implement creative solicitation plans to maximise donor engagement and income, delivering against a £450k+ personal income target which is made up of existing and new business prospects
• Research, develop and write high quality funding proposals, appeal letters and reports, personalised to your donors. Secure grants for unrestricted funds and complex restricted funding projects tailored to donor requirements.
• Develop an excellent knowledge of WaterAid’s work, liaise with colleagues to prepare and present high-quality information such as tailored presentations and proposals for the donor. This includes working closely with country programme colleagues, the grant unit, Trustees and Directors as appropriate.
• Help develop cross-selling opportunities with other teams in WaterAid, to maximise major donor prospects and new relationships
• Maintain an awareness of philanthropy trends, news, events and legislation in the UK and – where appropriate – overseas.

Requirements

• Have a proven ability to raise income from new business, manage a new philanthropy portfolio and achieve targets as part of a strategic plan.

• Be able to develop strong relationships with individuals, identifying opportunities for growth and innovative engagement.
• Have experience of compelling proposal and report writing for a philanthropic audience.

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Experience in peer to peer fundraising.
• Experience in developing and executing a new business prospecting strategy.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions listed below and upload your CV. 

1. Why do you want to work for WaterAid as a Philanthropy Manager?
2. What experience do you have working with HNWIs and philanthropists to raise five and six figure gifts? 
3. How do you ensure you remain motivated and are able to work at pace and with success in a challenging fundraising climate?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Closing date: Applications will close 23:59 on Sunday 18th February 2025. Availability for interview is required for first round interviews on Thursday 25th February 2025.

Pre-employment screening: In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Benefits

Our Benefits:

•  36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.

From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

We are a very ambitious organisation which has gone through transformational growth over the past five years. Alongside funding an existing programme of world-leading research, treatment and care, the Charity completed its largest capital appeal to date, successfully raising £70 million to build the Oak Cancer Centre at the hospital’s Sutton site, which opened in summer 2023.

We have exceeded our fundraising targets, over the past three years, raising over £90m against a target of £83m and making over £82m in funding available to The Royal Marsden. However, with one in two of us expected to develop some form of cancer, it is essential that we go even further in our fundraising efforts to support the essential work of The Royal Marsden. Therefore, we have recently launched our most ambitious strategy yet, that will see us raising at least £215m over the 5-year period.

The Charity is committed to raising £150 million, through a major fundraising appeal, for a new major development project in Chelsea, which will launch in 2025/26. There is also an extensive portfolio of engaging projects outside of the capital appeals, that help to support all aspects of the hospital’s work to improve the lives of cancer patients.

Working for us offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to really improve the lives of those living with cancer. The Community Fundraising team stewards some of our most dedicated supporters, who organise events and bring their networks together to raise up to six figure sums. We build long lasting relationships with individuals as well as community groups, schools and corporate organisations to raise millions for Charity every year.

This role will play an important part in the engagement of community supporters, identifying new prospects and effectively stewarding existing supporters. You will be a high performing fundraiser with experience of delivering income growth through effective relationship management. You will be ambitious and proactive and relish the opportunity to support the Charity to achieve its ambitious goals.

We are recruiting for a temporary Philanthropy Assistant for an animal charity . Your main focus will be covering the administrative , gift processing , thanking donors and some diary management,

Hybrid working min 2 days in the office , Thursday is a must .

The Role
Administrative support
Manage thanking processes for donations up to 1k, ensuring all gifts at this level are thanked promptly and personally for their donation.
Lead on the continued development of internal philanthropy processes to ensure efficiency for the team.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the database, Salesforce and support with keeping records up to date and reporting.
Maintain accurate records on relevant databases ensuring our compliance with data protection and charity legislation.
Support the Major Gifts Officer with the administration of the scheme where needed.
Provide regular support to the Prospect Researcher developing guest biographies for key philanthropy events.
Take action points and coordinate follow-up actions for internal meetings as required.
Support with the onboarding of new team members.
Assist the team with travels arrangements, stationery orders, organising team meetings and a variety of logistical arrangements.
Coordinate Philanthropy projects to ensure the successful and timely delivery of key department wide initiatives. Acting as project liaison between Philanthropy and other key internal project stakeholders.
Providing administrative and project coordination support to the Campaign Manager as required
.Prospect development
Assist the Special Events team when needed in organising a range of events for major donor prospects, including dinners and events at rehoming centres.
Work with the Prospect Researcher to identify prospects following incoming donations of 1,000 and above.
Design and Print
Support Major Gifts and Principal Gifts teams with the writing and design of funding proposals, cases for support, updates, and reports to pre-discussed deadlines and set timelines.
Coordinate fundraising materials for the team, including updating brochures and producing communication materials in collaboration with creative agencies where necessary.
Support the Philanthropy Team to coordinate regular update mailings to donors and prospects.

The Candidate
Experience in a fundraising role
Experience working in a team focussed on high net worth individuals
Experience working in a team focussed on VIPs/ celebrities
Experience working with creative agencies and suppliers

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Salary: £30,000 -£38,000per annum (additional £2,000 London weighting)

Contract type: Permanent- Part time or Full time (minimum 4 days a week). 

Location: London or Birmingham.

Hybrid: 1 day per week in regional office

As our Trusts and Foundations Manager you will support the development and stewardship of fundraising from trusts and foundations, including corporate and major-donor trusts, so that we can secure the resources and build the partnerships we need to fulfil these aims and deliver our mission. You will join at a moment of momentum – we have increased our income year on year over the last three years, diversifying our sources and moving a greater proportion of funding to multiyear and unrestricted streams.

We are seeking a candidate who will champion the transformative impact of Essential Skills on young people from under-represented background and the need to move funding and focus to them, bringing funding partners together behind this shared mission.

Key Responsibilities: 

· Manage our relationships with existing and past funders, through engaging and high-integrity stewardship and communications

· Track trust and foundation developments to identify new fundraising opportunities from independent trusts and foundations, including those associated with major donors and businesses.

· Identify new prospects and build a strong pipeline of potential funders through desk research, social media, events, network mapping and building personal networks 

· Develop strong case of support, using impact data and case studies alongside external evaluations to communicate Envisions works

· Lead on writing trust and foundation applications that support our three-year plan, focussing on applications valued between 4 and 6 digits.

· Manage the reporting and feedback requirements of our trust and foundation portfolio.

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies: 

· Previous experience of successful fundraising from Trusts & Foundations

· Experience of developing high quality case for support and/ or tailored proposals for funding

· Demonstratable success in building and maintaining relationships with new & existing funders, including prospect research experience 

· Experience of project management– highly organised, with the ability to work with initiative and manage your own time to meet deadlines 

· Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture​

Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.  

To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online. 

Deadline - Midnight 18th February  

Please note: 

-Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas at this time. 

- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful. 

- We will be interviewing as we go along, so early applicants are encouraged. 

- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application.