Head of Fundraising

Age UK are seeking a passionate Partnerships and Philanthropy Fundraising Executive to join our award-winning Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy team, working across our growing Philanthropy programme and thriving Corporate Development team.

You'll be an excellent relationship builder with strong administrative, analytical and organisational skills. This role will support the Philanthropy team to research, recruit, engage and steward major donors, and support the Corporate Development team to win new corporate partnerships.

In both capacities, you will raise income that supports Age UK to drive change for older people. Please see the job description for role responsibilities.

This post may involve occasional travel within the UK to attend meetings, events and presentations, including some overnight stays.

This is a hybrid position within the Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy team, and you will be required to attend the London office a minimum of once a week. The Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy team currently work from the London office as a group on Thursdays, but flexibility to attend on other ad-hoc days will be needed.

Age UK Grade 7L

Must haves:

* A passion to support older people and Age UK's mission
* Exceptional relationship management skills
* Experience of working in a busy team environment, managing your own time over a range of outputs
* Research experience - using open-source tools e.g. social media, press or search engine
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the social skills and presence to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences
* Outstanding administration skills and a keen eye for detail, with a good working knowledge of MS Office products and databases
* Able to use own initiative and seek advice when needed

Great to haves:
* Transferable experience in a fundraising, marketing or sales role is preferable, but not essential
* A sound understanding of the principles of corporate and philanthropy fundraising, and basic knowledge of Fundraising regulations and GDPR

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

All CVs and covering letters will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview. We are trialling this functionality to strengthen our recruitment process and offer a fair, unbiased selection process.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.