Philanthropy Manager

Myeloma UK; City of Edinburgh; Híbrido; GBP 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary exchange pension

Flexitime

Flexible working from home

Health plan

Employee assistance plan

Holiday purchase scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Myeloma UK is seeking a senior Philanthropy Manager to lead mid-level and major giving, shaping our strategy and delivering a growth plan. You will identify high-value supporters, develop cases for support, and ensure exceptional stewardship while working with colleagues across the charity.

A proven track record in securing 4- and 5-figure gifts is essential. You will work with senior colleagues, trustees and volunteers to attract and retain support for our life-changing work.

Formación

• Experience in major and mid-level giving is essential.
• Demonstrable experience of securing 4 and 5 figure gifts.

Responsabilidades

• Increase proactive engagement with high value supporters and grow this income area.
• Identify fundraising priorities, develop cases for support, and secure high-value gifts.
• Provide exceptional stewardship and work with trustees, volunteers and colleagues.

Descripción del empleo

About you

Could you use your skills and experience to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives? Myeloma UK is looking for a highly motivated and experienced major donor fundraiser to join our innovative and high performing fundraising team. Our mid-level and major donors provide vital income for the charity, and this role presents an exciting opportunity to help shape our strategy and deliver a plan for growth in the coming years. We are looking for an exceptional relationship manager who can identify potential supporters and deliver effective cultivation, ask and stewardship strategies to secure high value support.

You will be an excellent verbal and written communicator, with the ability to convey the life-changing impact of our research, advocacy and patient support to a wide range of stakeholders and inspire them to donate. Crucially, you will be thoughtful and empathetic as many of our supporters have been directly impacted by myeloma.

Experience in major and mid-level giving is essential. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of securing 4 and 5 figure gifts.

About the role

Myeloma UK is an ambitious charity, with a strategy to grow our reach to support more people with myeloma and accelerate progress towards a cure for myeloma.

The Philanthropy Manager is responsible for increasing our proactive engagement with high value supporters and growing this income area over the coming years to help us increase our impact.

The post holder will be responsible for leading mid-level and major giving, working closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify fundraising priorities, develop cases for support, identify, cultivate and secure support from high-value supporters, and ensure we offer exceptional stewardship. This will involve working with senior colleagues, trustees and volunteers.

The role line manages and supports the Philanthropy Officer, who leads on mid-level giving. It also works alongside the Special Events Manager to develop and deliver high-quality events that cultivate and steward high-value supporters.

The Philanthropy Manager is a senior role in our established Fundraising team and will work collaboratively with colleagues who lead Individual Giving, Legacies and In Memory, Community and Events, Corporate, Trusts and Foundations and Supporter Care.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well.

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer our employees a range of benefits including:

• a pension salary exchange scheme
• flexitime
• flexible working from home with hub-based office working
• health plan
• employee assistance plan
• holiday purchase scheme

We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

For further information please go to myeloma.org.uk/library/philanthropy-manager