Senior Philanthropy Manager

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £44.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Royal Voluntary Service

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1938

🤲 Charity

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 B2B

Charity • Healthcare • B2B

Royal Voluntary Service is a UK-based charity that organises and supports volunteers across England, Scotland and Wales to help people stay safe, well and connected. For over 85 years it has delivered services in hospitals and communities — including volunteer support in hospitals, welfare and practical support, social activities, dementia support, and online offerings like the Virtual Village Hall. It also runs fundraising programmes (lottery, donations, gifts in wills) and operates GoVo, a digital platform and consultancy to help charities and businesses recruit volunteers and build employee volunteering programmes. Royal Voluntary Service is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.

📋 Description

• Lead the development and delivery of Royal Voluntary Service’s philanthropy strategy • Build, manage and steward a portfolio of major donors, family foundations and strategic funders • Identify, research and qualify new prospects and funding opportunities • Secure significant gifts and multi-year partnerships • Develop compelling funding propositions with colleagues across the organisation • Support the CEO, trustees and senior volunteers to engage donors and prospects • Oversee forecasting, pipeline reporting, CRM management and performance monitoring • Build a culture of exceptional stewardship and relationship management • Contribute to wider Partnerships & Philanthropy strategy and income growth • Lead and grow the relational fundraising portfolio, primarily focused on high-net-worth individuals and family offices • Evolve the strategy and build a sustainable funding pipeline

🎯 Requirements

• Deep knowledge of philanthropy, major donor and family foundation fundraising practice in the UK • Clear understanding of donor cultivation, stewardship, pipeline management and fundraising reporting • Insight into the UK charitable fundraising landscape • Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills • Strong networking, prospect development and stakeholder management capabilities • Ability to develop compelling funding propositions and cases for support • Strong financial forecasting, pipeline management and reporting skills • Ability to collaborate effectively and influence colleagues across the organisation • Significant experience securing five- and six-figure gifts • Proven track record of delivering income growth through relationship fundraising • Experience managing complex donor pipelines and forecasting income • Experience working with trustees and senior stakeholders • Experience line managing and developing staff is useful as this area and team grow • Experience using CRM systems to manage donor relationships

🏖️ Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata) • Up to 2 days paid volunteer leave a year through the employer supported volunteer scheme • Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation • A great pension scheme • 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification • Enhanced Family Leave schemes • Employee benefits package with access to an exclusive rewards website for discounts and cashback online • 24-hour doctor line • Financial support with dental/optical and other therapies • Free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions • Extensive online and on-the-job training • Opportunities to discuss flexible working • Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career • Chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society