Head of Philanthropy

As our Head of Philanthropy, you ll be pivotal in the development and implementation of strategies to significantly grow our income and support from high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and foundations.

Accountable for the leadership of the Philanthropy team, the role will lead and drive the philanthropic strategy and activity across the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to deliver philanthropic income and transformational gifts in support of its world leading cardiovascular research and healthcare activities.

In this senior leadership role, you ll work collaboratively across the Marketing and Fundraising team and wider BHF to build relationships, with Directors, Trustees, senior volunteers, and fundraisers to deliver on our ambition to more than double philanthropic income over future years.

This is an exciting time to lead philanthropic giving at BHF. Income from these audiences has steadily grown year on year. This is an opportunity for an experienced leader and fundraiser to create a step change in Philanthropy giving by driving a strategy that will raise significant additional funds to accelerate and drive critical research.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London Office.

At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect on average to spend one day per week in the office. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

On occasion the role will require travel across the UK to meet with prospects and donors.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

As our perfect candidate, you bring extensive experience of building and maintaining long-term relationships with high-net-worth constituents such as individual major donors, trusts, and foundations at the very highest levels.

With experience working in a large organisation with a matrix management structure, you have experience building and successfully executing ambitious multi-year philanthropic campaigns and fundraising plans, including strategic initiatives for donors.

A strategic and self-motivated individual with excellent communication and influencing skills, you have significant experience of converting cold prospects to planned gifts of 6-7 figures (over £500k) and successfully engaging trustees and/or senior volunteer committees to drive philanthropic income.

With proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a diverse, inclusive and high-performing fundraising team, you can build strong collaborative relationships at all levels, as well as develop and execute long-term philanthropic strategies.

Proactive and resilient, you are committed to achieving personal and team targets and take personal accountability for work. You have a growth mindset, open to innovation and approaches to deliver results.

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