Senior Philanthropy Manager

Are you excited by the prospect of unlocking transformational funding to double survival rates of the deadliest common cancer?

The role

We re seeking a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our fantastic Philanthropy and Partnerships team.

Over the last five years, the Philanthropy team has gone from strength to strength, raising more than ever before and building meaningful donor relationships. Now, we are laying the foundations for long-term growth. We are building the tools, vision, and expertise to drive philanthropic income at Pancreatic Cancer UK and the Senior Philanthropy Manager will play a crucial role in helping us deliver on our mission to double survival rates of pancreatic cancer by growing and sustaining major donor income.

This role is responsible for delivering on three key areas of the major donor programme:

• Managing and growing a portfolio of major donor and high value supporters. Specifically focusing on encouraging and making the ask for long-term, multi-year 5-6 figure gifts.

• Driving major donor new business activity to build a sustainable pipeline using internal data analysis tools alongside network mapping exercises.

• Working collaboratively across the team to provide tailored stewardship journeys and experiences which build meaningful relationships with our closest supporters and demonstrate the impact of their support on our mission.

About You

• You will have a strong track record of personally securing philanthropic donations and growing major donor pipelines.
• You will be highly proactive and self-sufficient with the ability to think strategically about what will deliver the best experience for our closest supporters.
• You will be a brilliant relationship fundraiser, able to build relationships, garner trust and inspire action.
• You will be able to receive highly complex, sensitive and confidential information, and negotiate with senior stakeholders
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and are able to deal with ambiguity and be resilient with changes
• You will have an interest in cancer research and a deep commitment to our mission to double survival of the deadliest common cancer.

If this sounds like you we d love to hear from you!

About working for us

This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters.

About us

Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our three values:

• Courageous
• Collaborative
• Compassion

We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.

At Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.

We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent; therefore, we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.

Safeguarding

PCUK is committed to safe and fair recruitment processes that safeguard and protect those we work with, support and serve. We make sure all our staff are selected, vetted (DBS/Criminal record checks where appropriate), trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care. Where we work with volunteers, we extend the same support in order to ensure that they are working within our ethos and standards.

Hybrid working

In this role, you will be expected to work from our office in London 2 times per week and will be able to work 3 days from home.

How to apply

• You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role on our website. If you have any questions about this role that we ve not answered, please get in touch with Victoria Hurwood (contact details are on our website's advert).

• To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.

• You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.

• Please note that the first round of interviews will be held at our office near London Bridge on the 9th and 10th of April.

• Please note that we may need to close this role earlier should we receive a high number of suitable applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

We have agreed to work with an agency for this role. Therefore, we will not engage with further agencies to support this recruitment.