Senior Philanthropy Manager 

Our client is a charity working to cure kidney disease. It is still out there, a silent killer, blighting the lives of more than two million patients, with a further million undiagnosed. They are the largest charitable funder supporting renal research in the UK today. For decades the research they enable has been saving lives, but people continue to suffer, and they want to do so much more to help… 

Through targeted research, the collation and sharing of health information and strategic planning they have been shaping and facilitating advances in renal research since 1961, collaborating with other charities and funders to deliver life-changing care to all those affected. 

With the incidences of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure (all triggers for kidney disease) on the increase due to our changing life-styles, our clients work is more essential than ever, and they need good, passionate and caring people to help get to a cure – faster. 

Position: Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships 
Location: Nene Hall, Peterborough 
Job type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Salary: £38,000 to £43,000 depending on experience 

Closing date: Friday 24 May 2019 

About the role: 

Our clients Philanthropy and Partnerships Team is crucial in championing well-informed and highly-engaging fundraising propositions to their major gift programmes through excellent engagement, cultivation and stewardship activity. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships who will be instrumental in fulfilling the management and development of their major giving programmes. Currently managing three direct reports, the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships will lead on the development and delivery of their strategy and programmes for major individual supporters and grant-making trusts and foundations. 

About you: 

The successful applicant must be passionate and committed to giving an outstanding supporter experience and be able to create inspirational fundraising programmes to increase income. 

You will need to have experience of managing and implementing fundraising activities to achieve financial targets and demonstrate good knowledge of major gift programmes. You will be knowledgeable of current trends in the sector on supporter engagement and stewardship. With excellent organisational, financial and communication skills, you should be determined, professional and able to work in a fast paced environment to deliver fundraising targets. 

Reporting to the Director of Communications & Fundraising, you need to be a strong team player who can work on their own initiative and have experience of managing and developing team members. 

You will be joining our client at an exciting time and this job will be as rewarding as it is challenging. 

You may have experience of the following: Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, Head of Philanthropy, 
Head of Partnerships, Senior Philanthropy Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Manager, Head of Fundraising, Fundraiser, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.