Major Gifts Officer: Donor Stewardship & Growth

BirdLife International; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension up to 12%

25 days leave

Job summary

BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to cultivate, steward and grow the pool of donors in the £10k-£50k giving range, helping supporters move through the pipeline while providing outstanding stewardship and donor care.

Working closely with the Head of Major Gifts and the wider team, the postholder will develop their portfolio and solicitation skills, draft reports, and assist in events and CRM management as part of a collaborative conservation effort.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising, donor relationship management, or a related client- or relationship-facing role.
• Ability to build rapport with donors and colleagues and to communicate donor and pipeline information clearly.
• Good knowledge of major gifts fundraising practice and prospect research techniques.
• Highly organised, evidence-based, results-focused self-starter.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear donor-facing correspondence, reports, proposals and stewardship materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Personally manage a portfolio of donors and prospects in the £10k-£50k range, developing appropriate cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans
• Cultivate and steward relationships with donors and prospects in the portfolio
• Conduct prospect research to inform cultivation strategies, working closely with the Prospect Research & Insights Manager.
• Work with conservation, regional, science, policy, communications and finance colleagues to gather information for donor proposals, impact updates, reports and other cultivation or stewardship materials.
• Draft donor reports, proposals and stewardship materials to support the Major Gifts team in cultivating and reporting to donors.
• Support the Events Coordinator in the planning and delivery of cultivation and fundraising events
• Support the Major Gifts team across research, stewardship, administration, compliance and CRM management.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Prospect research

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to cultivate, steward and grow the pool of donors in the £10k-£50k giving range, helping supporters move through the pipeline while providing outstanding stewardship and donor care.

Working closely with the Head of Major Gifts and the wider team, the postholder will develop their portfolio and solicitation skills, draft reports, and assist in events and CRM management as part of a collaborative conservation effort.