Philanthropy Manager

Philanthropy Manager

Location: Remote

Salary: circa £38,000 per annum

Term: Permanent

Reports to: Director of Fundraising & Communications

Working hours: Full Time, Flexible working considered.

Aquilas is delighted to be working with a leading children's charity to recruit a new Philanthropy Manager to join their high performing and award winning fundraising team.

About the role

Playing a key role in the growing fundraising team, this role will help the charity support more disadvantaged children across the UK.

The Philanthropy Manager will be responsible for identifying and cultivating new High Net Worth Individuals. You will develop targets, prepare solicitation plans for engagement, and draw on expertise and support from across the organisation to maximise relationships and secure ongoing gifts at mid & high level. This is a new role, and an exciting opportunity for someone to own the programme and develop a strategy from scratch.

Key responsibilities

1. Identify and manage a portfolio of prospects who have the capacity to make gifts of £10,000 and above, including the creation of a wide range of engagements events and activities. Proactively build and maintain a prospect pipeline, working closely with other fundraising teams to identify donors who could become major donors with a more personalised and engaging strategy.
2. Develop and steward relationships with key supporters, to maximise opportunities with prospects and existing donors
3. Lead on organising effective, high-level events to cultivate and steward donors
4. Lead and manage meetings and 'asks' to prospective major donors, to include meetings, written proposals and formal presentations.

About you

• Experience dealing with HNWIs, with a track record of soliciting 5 and 6-figure gifts
• Experience in running high-level donor events
• Aptitude for networking, building relationships and influencing both internal and external stakeholders

To apply, please submit a brief profile or CV to Lupita at Aquilas

Aquilas are wholly committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applicationsfrom all suitably-qualified candidates. We are truly invested in our candidates and being supportive and informative throughout the application journey