Leadership Giving Officer

King's College London; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned university in the United Kingdom is looking for a motivated Leadership Giving Officer to manage fundraising programs and cultivate donor relationships. This role involves soliciting donations from alumni and engaging them in meaningful initiatives. Suitable candidates will have some fundraising experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a full-time contract with a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility while contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Fundraising experience, ideally in a hands-on environment.
• Strong aptitude for strategic communication and relationship building.
• Willingness to learn new skills and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and solicit gifts from alumni between £1,000 and £50,000.
• Manage Leadership Giving Programmes and a portfolio of donors.
• Deliver mass-fundraising appeals and engage with donors.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Strategic communication

Relationship building

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated and passionate Leadership Giving Officer to cultivate and solicit gifts from alumni who have the capacity to make donations to the university of between £1,000 and £50,000. You will be working in an exciting and varied role that blends one to one, and mass fundraising, as part of the Leadership Giving team within the Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement department. We are a warm, collaborative, and enthusiastic team with a passion for innovative fundraising for meaningful impact. The postholder will support fundraising for exciting and impactful initiatives across the university. The primary responsibility of the role is to manage two of the flagship Leadership Giving Programmes: the Kingsmaker Guild and Key to King's. Additionally, they will also manage a portfolio of prospective and existing donors who they will connect with personally, engaging them with the university with the aim of soliciting new or uplifted donations. Sitting within the KCL Philanthropy Team and working collaboratively with the other fundraisers in the university, the Leadership Giving Officer will manage the delivery of mass‑fundraising appeals and stewardship, while also spending time in direct interaction with donors, both in and out of the office.

Candidate Profile

This role would be well suited to someone with some fundraising experience who is at the early stages of their career and keen to apply their skills in a hands‑on environment. Candidates who also have a strong aptitude for strategic communication and relationship building are encouraged to apply. We are looking for someone willing to learn new skills, real drive to develop their career, and who is keen to have their work make a real difference in the world while having a great time doing it! This is a full‑time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. P&A has a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 40% in the office. Typically, this equates to two days per week, but we're very happy for colleagues to be in more frequently if they so wish.

About the Team

Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) provides a fundraising and alumni engagement function in support of King's College London. We are proud to work with colleagues across the university and its health partners to help them serve society through world‑leading education, research and healthcare. Our work also includes a partnership with the Maudsley Charity in support of children's mental health initiatives between the university's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust. We are a committed team that brings together fundraisers working across different channels, alongside colleagues who promote King's College London's engagement with its worldwide alumni community. Our work is underpinned and enhanced by a range of dedicated professionals in supporting areas covering proposition development, supporter engagement, supporter operations and business operations. We have an impressive, well‑established track record of success in securing support that allows the university and partners to deliver on their missions. This includes our global, award‑winning World Questions: King's Answers campaign, which set the standard in the sector and enabled us to raise substantial funds to help tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. Ambitious and innovative, the team has won awards such as a CASE Platinum Award for Fundraising and a CASE Gold Award for Donor Relations and Stewardship. We are strongly values‑driven with a focus on sustaining an excellent and supportive culture, which we see as key to creating a successful team that can support the university and its partners in making a real and positive difference to the world we live in.

About King's College London

More on King's College London King's College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world‑leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King's College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage. The Strategic Vision 2029 looks forward to King's College London's 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out ambitious plans in five key areas:

• Educating the next generation of change‑makers