Philanthropy Manager - Maternity Cover

Philanthropy Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location: Hybrid - Regular presence at our offices in Bath plus remote working

Hours: 30 or 37.5 hrs/week (open to flexible working)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12-15months dependent on start date)

Salary: £36,000-39,000 FTE dependent on experience

Our client is a national charity who for over 50 years have created equality of opportunity for disabled people, by removing barriers to independence, enabling them to live the life they choose.

Following a person-centred design approach, and by including disabled people at each point of the design process, they ensure their ideas and lived experiences are taken onboard and that what they create reflects people’s needs as well as products and services they want to use. They are best known for the iconic Wizzybug powered wheelchairs for very young disabled children. To date, they have been loaned to over 1,400 children, typically aged between 14 months and 5 years, across the UK completed free of charge thanks to the support of their generous donors.

They are coming to the end of the first year of an ambitious three year strategy and having recently welcomed a new Chief Executive. They are in a strong financial position with healthy reserves, and celebrated the end of 2023 with a highly successful televised BBC Lifeline Appeal demonstrating the impact of their work to a new and wider audience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join their welcoming and dynamic team at an exciting time and to make a meaningful difference through their work supporting disabled people to live with greater independence.

They are seeking an experienced and self-motivated individual to join their friendly team to manage income and relationships from Charitable Trusts and Major Donor prospects, with the support of the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser. This is a fantastic opportunity for a person who loves making new connections, building strong relationships, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to join the organisation and help them achieve their ambitions set out in their 2023-2026 Strategy and make a difference to daily life for disabled people across the UK.
You will have proven experience of:

• Successful track record of securing five to six figure gifts, and of building strong relationships with new and existing donors and prospects.
• Producing compelling proposals, funding applications, reports and presentations as required to demonstrate a case for support or meet grant criteria.
• Researching, identifying and successfully managing a new pipeline of donor prospects.
• Maximising networking opportunities and establishing long term support.
• Line management experience.

You will joining an independent, national charity based in Bath. Their creative and inspiring team includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. They are led by strong values: they are creative, inclusive and practical, with their vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Closing Date for applications: Applications are being taken on a rolling recruitment basis.

Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date.

Start date: Early March 2024

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.

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