CHARITY PEOPLE: Senior Major Gifts Manager

Are you an experienced philanthropy fundraiser who wants to use your passion and expertise to help stop the institutionalisation of children, and to ensure that every child feels the love and belonging of a safe family home?

Senior Major Gifts Manager

Salary £45-50k per annum, pro-rata, including any London Weighting (Permanent)

Hours: 37.5 hours (5 days a week), with flexibility, as we have generous flexible and home working practices. 4 days a week may be considered.

Location: Salisbury or London office with flexibility to work from home for part of the week.

About the charity:

This charity believe children belong in families, never in orphanages, and their goal is simple: to make orphanages a thing of the past. Orphanages don’t protect children, they harm them, with more than half the children confined in orphanages around the world suffering violence of one form or another.

The charity work across 9 countries. In 2021, they worked in 64 orphanages – closing 7 for good – and they prepared over 2,500 children to return to their own families or new loving families. Thousands of children and families from future generations will be saved from ever living in orphanages because of the essential, family-focussed services this ambitious charity has set up with local partners… This is impact!

About the role:

As the Senior Major Gifts Manager, you’ll build a growing portfolio of donors and prospects identifying and cultivating major gift prospects, securing substantial donations to support the cause. You’ll build powerful relationships, foster onward referral, unlock connections, and leverage networks will be instrumental in the success of this.

About you, what are we looking for:

• Proven experience in cultivating and securing major gifts, with a track record of soliciting significant gifts.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to engage and influence high-net-worth individuals.
• Excellent networking abilities to leverage connections and expand their supporter base.
• Creative and strategic thinking, with the ability to develop compelling propositions and campaigns.
• Experience in managing high-level advocates and volunteers.
• Passion for the mission and vision of the charity, advocating for the rights of children to grow up in families.

You’ll be working with a passionate, dedicated team who truly believe in the impact this mighty organisation is having on children across the globe. You’ll have the opportunity to work right across a portfolio of donors including ultra-high-net-worths developing your own skills and experience as you go. The culture here is one of collaboration and genuine warmth and respect. This will be a phenomenal opportunity in an organisation and team which wants to see you thrive.

If reading about this opportunity has captured your imagination and you’re ready to take on a new challenge, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Closing at 9am on July 14th however due to the time sensitive nature of this recruit, please do get in touch ASAP if you are interested as we will be meeting candidates on a rolling basis. If you feel this disadvantages you in any way, please let Ellen know and she’ll ensure that you don’t miss out.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.