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Senior Development Lead (Major Giving)

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
London
Salary
£55k - 70k per year
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

Job Details

Are you looking for a new senior challenge in High Value Fundraising? Harris Hill are working exclusively with a brilliant programme affiliated with the University of Oxford in their search for a new Senior Development Lead.

This vital role reports to the Director of Advancement and Engagement, International, and plays a key role in the management of the mid-level fundraising prospect pipeline with the aim of proactively developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies to secure major gifts.

The candidate will be proactive, result oriented, self-motivated with a strong drive towards getting out in the field, developing purposeful and effective relationships with potential donors. The post holder will be expected to spend the greater part of her/his/ their time identifying, meeting and cultivating current and many more new prospective donors primarily in the United Kingdom.

The post holder will manage a portfolio of 80-100 major gifts prospects. The post holder will be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of potential donors, typically in the range of £10,000-£1,000,000.

To apply for this role:

  • Significant fundraising experience (ideally 5 years' or more) with a strong track records of identifying, cultivating, soliciting 5-7 figure donations and successfully closing multiple gifts during a financial year
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate across a broad range of cultural, educational and social backgrounds.
  • Knowledge of current fundraising methods, best practices, and fundraising tools/technologies (knowledge and experience of Salesforce or other databases would be ideal)



If you would like to have a chat to learn more about this role and to receive a full job description please contact Hannah at Harris Hill on Hannah.laking@harrishill.co.uk or call her on 02078207331.

The hiring manager is seeing applicaitons as they come in so please send your CV ASAP to Hannah at Harris Hill.

Salary is circa £55,000 - £70,000

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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