Philanthropy Development Manager

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The opportunity

Are you a talented high-value fundraiser with experience in soliciting five-figure gifts or pledges from individuals?

Can you help deliver a philanthropy strategy at one of the country's biggest charities?

If so, you could be the Philanthropy Development Manager we are looking for!

About the role

As a Philanthropy Development Manager, you'll manage a portfolio of 100-150 prospects and donors, cultivating relationships to secure gifts or pledges of £25,000 to £100,000. You'll work closely with the Head of Major Gifts, involving volunteers and staff across British Heart Foundation (BHF) as required.

As an ambassador for BHF, you'll proactively identify and qualify new prospects, engage existing and lapsed donors, and collaborate with colleagues to grow our Fund the Future giving club that incentivises donors to make multi-year pledges.

Ensuring our database is up to date, you'll coordinate with other fundraisers and teams to facilitate collaboration across the organisation. You'll deliver agreed annual targets and help drive income for research to save and improve the lives of people affected by cardiovascular disease.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office. As part of the role, you will also need to travel across the U.K. for meetings with donors, as and when required.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. 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.

About you

You are an ambitious and dynamic fundraiser with a proven track record of securing gifts or multi-year pledges of at least five-figures from new and existing donors. Your emotional intelligence, and strong strategic and organisational skills set you apart.

With experience of successfully delivering income targets in a charitable or large organisation, you excel at building relationships and can manage a large portfolio through all the fundraising stages.

To be successful in this role, you'll be:

• A skilled and curious fundraiser, who can develop clear and creative plans to achieve goals.
• Optimistic and positive, with excellent communication skills and able to inspire confidence in donors as well as senior internal and external stakeholders.
• An excellent writer, with a keen eye for detail who can transform complex project information into compelling stories and content for a high-value audience.
• Proficient at using data and evidence to monitor KPIs, track trends and help us make informed decisions.
• Driven and ambitious to deliver our high-value income strategy.
• Resilient, self-motivated, and able to manage and prioritise a demanding workload.

About Us

BHF is creating a culture that drives transformational and sustainable income through philanthropic giving, from high-value donors in the UK and overseas. To achieve this vision, we are building a high performing Philanthropy team comprising dynamic fundraisers working with individual donors or trusts and foundations, talented proposition writers, research and insight specialists, and event and stewardship experts.

To realise our ambitions, we need to raise significant additional funds to accelerate and drive critical research. Raising funds through philanthropy is a key area of our income generating strategy for 2030.

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

What can we offer you?

To find out more about our generous staff benefits, please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.

Interview process
The interview process will consist of two stages. The first interviews are planned to be held over MS Teams on 12 and 13 February 2025. The second stage is planned to be in person at our London office (NW1 7AW) on 19 February 2025.

How to apply
It's quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you'll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role's criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.