Philanthropy Manager

St. Margaret's Hospice; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Discount Card

Enhanced maternity leave

Learning and development opportunities

Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Ta 

Job summary

St Margaret’s Hospice Care is looking for a Trusts and Major Gifts Manager to lead our fundraising strategies in Taunton and Somerset. You’ll develop a compelling case for support, steward high-value donors, and help deliver our five-year plan.

You’ll build relationships with grants funders, major donors and foundations, writing proposals, reports and funder communications, with strong project management and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Managing grant funders
• Cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals
• Maximising existing relationships and giving potential across our high value income streams, namely Trusts, Foundations and Major Donors
• Writing compelling cases for support, proposals and reports
• Researching opportunities and securing new funding

Job description

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Trusts and Major Gifts Manager to join their team.

• Salary:£36,431.42 per annum
• Working Pattern:Fulltime, 37hours per week. Option to work from home up to 3 days per week, with 2 days in the office.
• Contract:Fixed term for 10 months
• Location:Taunton

What can you expect to be doing?

As our Trusts and Major Gifts Manager, you’ll take the lead in developing a compelling case for support. By telling the hospice’s story and articulating our new five-year strategic plan, you will help to secure five and six figure multi-year funding.

You won’t be starting from scratch as we have a well-established and loyal supporter basis. There’s also huge opportunities and untapped potential for further support across Somerset.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Managing grant funders,
• Cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals,
• Maximising existing relationships and giving potential across our high value income streams, namely Trusts, Foundations and Major Donors,
• Writing compelling cases for support, proposals and reports,
• Researching opportunities and securing new funding.

Joining a strong, inclusive, and friendly team, you will be fully supported in your role by the Head of Fundraising. You will also be able to draw on support from specialist areas across the Hospice as well as using our dedicated Fundraising Copywriter to help make the case for donations.

What will you be good at?

You will be:

• A strategic thinker with a good understanding of where you want to go and how to get there.
• Adept at building relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with target funders.
• Skilled in project management and have the financial acumen to develop powerful grant applications.
• Able to network with a range of potential funders, with the ability to articulate and report on the impact their support is making.
• Comfortable making funding requests with a good grasp of what makes a compelling ask.
• Experienced or willing to organise and host solicitation and supporter events.
• Able to ask the right questions, building an understanding of what motivates our supporters, what services they are interested in, and why they want to donate to the Hospice.

Whether you are an experienced Trusts and Major Gifts Manager or looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you.

Our Values

At St Margaret’s Hospice, our values guide everything we do. We are:

• Compassionate:Kindness and care for everyone, every day
• Collaborative:One team, working together for one goal
• Ambitious:Striving for better, now and into the future.

Inclusive recruitment

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If your experience broadly matches the role and you’re motivated to make a difference,

If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] or call 01823 774834.

Why join St Margaret's Hospice?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team --you’ll become part of a welcoming, community-minded charity making a real difference every day.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment alongside a range of benefits including:

Holiday entitlement

• 33 days including bank holidays, rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

• NHS pension continuation where applicable*
• 6% employer / 5% employee contribution for non-NHS staff

Additional Benefits

• Life assurance cover
• Health Cash Plans
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access, counselling, wellbeing support, and legal/financial advice
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Enhanced maternity leave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Opportunities to volunteer and support fundraising initiatives

*Eligibility criteria applies

Closing date: 17th November 2026

Safer Recruitment

St Margaret's Hospice are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of those who use our services.

As part of our safer recruitment processes, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks relevant to the role. These may include verification of identity, right to work, references, qualifications, DBS, and other regulatory, fraud prevention, and compliance checks.

The Disclosure and Barring Service offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants. This route gives applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate and is available for all levels of DBS check.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

If you have any questions or would like any support with your application, please don’t hesitate to contact the recruitment team at [e-mail]