Philanthropy Executive

Natural History Museum; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading museum in Camden Town seeks an ambitious Philanthropy Executive to support its Patrons and High-net-worth individual income streams. This role involves managing a portfolio of HNWIs, ensuring strong communication, and fostering relationships with donors. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, and thrives in a collaborative environment while demonstrating professionalism. Benefits include generous holiday entitlements and staff development opportunities.

Benefits

27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Season ticket and rental loans

Life insurance

Free admission to exhibitions

Staff discounts

Training initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and administrative skills, managing tasks efficiently.
• Ability to build positive relationships with donors and colleagues.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the Patrons and HNWI income streams.
• Manage a portfolio of HNWIs.
• Focus on administration and stewardship of the Patrons Circle.
• Build internal relationships with colleagues.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Development Group generates philanthropic and sponsorship income to help us create a Natural History Museum for the future investing in capital development, attaining vital acquisitions for the collection, transforming our galleries, developing innovative exhibitions and undertaking ground-breaking scientific research on issues that affect us all. You will work closely with colleagues in the Philanthropy team and wider Development Group across varied income streams whilst also building successful working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the Museum. The role will be line-managed by the Patrons Manager with guidance from the Philanthropy Manager (HNWI) and Senior Philanthropy Manager.

The Museum is looking for an ambitious and self-motivated individual for the role of Philanthropy Executive. Working alongside an approachable and highly successful Philanthropy team, reporting into the Patrons Manager, the role will support the team in the Patrons and High-net-worth individual (HNWI) income streams, as well as managing your own portfolio of HNWIs.

You will focus on the administration and stewardship of the Patrons Circle and supporting the HNWI wider team with donor stewardship. Alongside this, you will have your own portfolio of 5-figure funders and prospects and maintain a high level of organisation and excellent communication to build both internal relationships and external relationships with donors and prospects. You are an enthusiastic and collaborative individual who thrives in a team environment while also showing initiative and independence in your work. You will have strong organisational and administrative skills, managing tasks efficiently with accuracy and attention to detail. You are adaptable and flexible and embrace new skills and processes in a fast-paced environment. You will demonstrate professionalism and strong communication skills to build positive relationships with donors, prospects and colleagues alike.

We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website. Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world. Diversity and inclusion matter to us. Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment. We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.

• 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
• Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
• Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
• Life insurance
• Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
• Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
• We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.