Philanthropy Manager

Unit: Development Office
Salary: £41,526 - £49,553
Location: Milton Keynes
Please quote reference: 17851
Fixed Term Contract until January 2022

Change your career, change lives

The Open University (OU) is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven peoples person who will be able to drive new business and grow philanthropic income for the University, securing six and seven figure philanthropic gifts through corporates, wealthy individuals (alumni and non-alumni), trusts and foundations both in the UK and internationally.

Skills and experience

You will be responsible for shaping and driving forward a pipeline of prospects with a view to developing meaningful, long-term relationships. In doing so, you will work closely with colleagues across England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to identify, explore and optimise funding needs and existing relationships, globally.

This will require you to design and implement cultivation and stewardship strategies for prospects and donors in order to ensure targets are realistic yet ambitious, and funding propositions are suitably tailored to create a compelling narrative.

You will be a strong writer, crafting high calibre proposals and devising creative and compelling propositions working with academics and colleagues.

We would like to see you bring knowledge of the funding environment and practices, compliance and legal requirements, and an understanding of how to apply those to generating opportunities to grow income.

You will be able to use your judgement and sensitivity in the anticipation and resolution of any issues that could result in any damage to the OU's reputation and above all, find resonance with the OU’s mission and values.

The full summary of duties and person specification can be found within the Job Description.

If you would like to discuss the particulars of this post before making an application, please email Resourcing-Hub@open.ac.uk or contact Ayesha Razak on 01908 858437

What you get in return

Benefits include a supportive and friendly working environment, 33 days holiday per annum pro rata plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days and an attractive pension proposition.

How to apply

This role is part of an anonymous recruitment trial and all applications are completed online following the instructions below and clicking the “Apply Now” link.

To apply for this role please submit the following;

• Completed Candidate Question Sheet (found under the attachments below)

Please do not change the name of this document or put your name on the document.

If your initial application is successful, we will contact you to obtain a copy of your CV. You will only be invited to interview if you meet the minimum requirements of the role as set out in the Job Description.

You will need to have your completed Answer Sheet ready ahead of submitting the electronic application.

Closing Date: Tuesday 15^th December – midday

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