Philanthropy Manager

We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager to join the newly formed Integrated Fundraising and Marketing department to support one of the leading fundraising products.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

Position: Philanthropy Manager

Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid

Salary: Circa £36,576 per annum plus good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 36.5 hours per week

Closing Date: March 7, 2025. Please note we reserve the right to close the ad ahead of the closing date if a strong candidate is identified.

About the Role

The Philanthropy Manager will play a pivotal role in maximising high-net-worth relationships to drive transformational income opportunities for the charity. This role will focus on cultivating and stewarding long-term donor relationships to generate strategic income and working closely across the organisations international Global Philanthropic Alliance.

The role will have a Year 1 income target of £150k, with the ambition of scaling this to £500k annually by Year 3. The Philanthropy Manager will ensure that commercial acumen is central to all activities and contribute to building a sustainable and mission-driven future.

This role emphasises a UK-wide reach, collaborating across teams to share portfolios, refine segmentation strategies, and deliver tailored donor experiences that align with the charity’s mission.

This pivotal position requires a strategic, innovative relationship manager who combines operational excellence with spiritual maturity, inspiring internal teams and external partners to achieve transformative outcomes. Being comfortable and able to pray with donors is a critical aspect of the role, alongside being able to relate with donors of all and no faith.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively seek opportunities to create new relationships and partnerships through networking and attending external events.
• Explore and lead new philanthropic approaches such as new giving clubs or circles, maximizing peer-to-peer approaches, and events.
• Explore new approaches and opportunities to increase emergency/humanitarian giving from philanthropists.
• Personally deliver £5m of income annually, through securing seven-figure gifts to support the mission to help the world’s most vulnerable children.
• Manage a portfolio of between 60 and 80 existing and new donors and relationships, ensuring progress through the stages of identification, cultivation, ask, and stewardship, and providing the highest standards of relationship experience.
• Develop and implement strategic, culturally relevant, creative, and bespoke donor plans.
• Produce high-quality written proposals and reports and verbal presentations tailored specifically to inspire and captivate donors.
• Lead international field visits

About You

You will be educated to degree level or have experience in a relevant role, such as major donor fundraising.

You will have experience of:

• Securing £m+ gifts.
• Working in the international development sector fundraising.
• Managing six-figure income portfolios.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including, Pension, generous holiday entitlement, Length of Service Awards and free parking (MK only).

Please note that you MUST be holding the Right to work in the UK documentation. as unfortunately this role is not sponsored.

Please upload your CV of full employment history. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in this advert.

All candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

Why Here?

This is your chance to be a part of something big. You will be working closely with teams across the organisation that directly impact the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable children. Inspired by the Christian faith, the charity serve alongside children of all faiths and none through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.

About the Organisation  

With over 70 years of experience, the focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. The charity helps children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by Christian faith. Come join the 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

In addition to the salary offered, we offer the following:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays, rising with length of service to 30 days
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension - 7% employer contribution
• Eyecare test reimbursement
• Life Assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Wellbeing Support – Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme

As a child focused organisation, the charity is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the organisation values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. The charity also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a Disability committed employer we encourage qualified individuals with a disability to apply and request a reasonable adjustment if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access, as a result of your disability. 

Other roles you may have experience of could include Philanthropy Manager, Philanthropy Fundraising, Philanthropy Fundraiser, Lead Philanthropy Fundraiser, Senior Philanthropy Fundraiser, Major Donor, Major Donor Fundraising Manager, Fundraising, Fundraiser.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.