Philanthropy Manager: Grants - London

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Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Philanthropy Manager: Grants in London to secure significant donations and manage donor relationships. This role involves working closely with senior colleagues to enhance fundraising efforts during a pivotal time for the British Museum's redevelopment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in fundraising and excellent communication skills, with a focus on achieving financial targets.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days

Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme

Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions

Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans

Professional and personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with multiple private donors and securing five and six-figure donations.
• Fundraising experience in a complex organisation.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Maximizing income from Trusts, Foundations, and Statutory Bodies.
• Producing applications and reports to the highest professional standard.
• Managing a pipeline of 75-100 contacts with bespoke cultivation strategies.

Skills

Communication

Fundraising

Relationship Management

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Philanthropy Manager: Grants

Development

Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)

Permanent

£41,852 per annum

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 2 June

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Philanthropy Manager with knowledge of the private philanthropy sector to join the British Museum.

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Role Summary

Philanthropy Manager: Grants

Development

Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)

Permanent

£41,852 per annum

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 2 June

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Philanthropy Manager with knowledge of the private philanthropy sector to join the British Museum.

The Philanthropy Manager: Grants will be responsible for securing and stewarding five- and six-figure level gifts from individuals while actively stewarding an established portfolio of donors at an important moment in the Museum’s history.

The British Museum is embarking on one of the most significant cultural redevelopment projects undertaken anywhere in the world. The Masterplan will transform the Museum for the 21st century while staying open, maintaining the founding commitment to keep the collection safe and accessible to the public for generations to come. The Philanthropy Team, as a key function of Development, will play a vital role in enabling the Museum’s vision for the future.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

The Philanthropy Manager: Grants will be responsible for:

• Maximizing income from Trusts, Foundation and Statutory Bodies for a range of capital and revenue projects, securing five and six-figure gifts by working with senior colleagues to develop high-value donor relationships.
• Producing applications and reports that are factually correct, well written and presented to the highest professional standard.
• Work closely with senior colleagues, including the Head of Philanthropy and Associate Head of Philanthropy, in identifying and cultivating new relationships at this exciting time in the Museum’s history.
• Proactively manage a pipeline of 75-100 contacts, implementing bespoke cultivation and stewardship strategies and deepening their relationship with the Museum.
  
  

About You

The Philanthropy Manager: Grants will need to be a proactive, results-driven individual who remains focused and productive under pressure.

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience of working with multiple private donors and securing five and six-figure donations
• Fundraising experience in a complex organisation
• Excellent communication skills – both written and presentation
• Able to work under pressures including financial targets and short deadlines
• Able to listen to donors and shape funding asks in response to their particular motivations
  
  

About The British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery .

The Museum Offers a Competitive Benefits Package Including

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
  
  

Additional Details

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 12 June.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to .

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The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site, as required, several days a week.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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