Philanthropy Relationship Manager

National Trust; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A heritage conservation charity is looking for a Philanthropy Relationship Manager to build meaningful relationships with donors. The ideal candidate will have experience in fundraising, stakeholder management, and engaging with high net worth individuals. This role offers a salary of £44,499 pa with benefits including a substantial pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Qualifications

• Experience in a philanthropy specialism, understanding arts and heritage funding.
• Ability to engage donors and build long-term relationships.
• Experience with high net worth individuals and securing large gifts.
• Confident communicator with stakeholder management experience.
• Experience of donor acquisition and pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with donors.
• Represent the Trust at donor events.
• Contribute to fundraising strategies.

Skills

Experience in philanthropy specialism

Stakeholder management

Effective donor engagement

Data-driven decision making

Experience with Salesforce or fundraising database

Confident communication

Job description

Philanthropy Relationship Manager

Location: Swindon

Reference: IRC167183

Salary: £44,499 pa

Posted: 3rd Nov

Closing Date: 16-Nov-2025

Type: Permanent, Full Time

In your application, please provide details of how you meet the criteria below:

• Experience in a philanthropy specialism, with a demonstrable understanding of the arts and heritage and/or environmental funding landscape.
• The ability to engage donors, build meaningful long‑term relationships and deliver effective impact reporting.
• Experience in developing and managing relationships with high net worth individuals and charitable trusts, with personal experience of securing gifts of £25,000 plus.
• A confident communicator with solid stakeholder management experience and the ability to work across all levels of an organisation.
• Experience of donor acquisition and pipeline development.
• Experience with Salesforce or another fundraising database.
• Experience of using data and insight to develop supporter journeys.
• Confident in representing the Trust at events with donors of all levels.

We're here for ever, for everyone and we really mean that. We've got passionate and skilled people in all of our teams. In Fundraising, we are ambitious; there is so much more we want to achieve to support our cause.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon, and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40–60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

You'll join our fantastic Major Gifts and Grants Team at the National Trust, focused on raising vital funds to support our work. You'll directly communicate with our donors, both existing and prospective, truly understanding their specific requests and requirements and building mutually beneficial long‑term relationships. You'll skilfully and articulately engage donors, bringing to life our most pressing priorities.

The National Trust has the motto “For everyone, for ever” at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

Benefits

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary.
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18).
• Rental deposit loan scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• EV car lease scheme.
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts.
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Free parking at most Trust places.

Closing Date: 16 November 2025

To apply for this vacancy, simply click the ‘apply’ button in the top right-hand side of the page. If you need any help with your application, i.e. due to technical difficulties, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at [e-mail]. If you require an adjustment to the application process, for example due to disability or medical condition, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at [e-mail] and we’ll support you as best as we can.

Equal Opportunities Statement: The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination.

Safeguarding Statement: The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment process to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.

Important notice: In line with our redeployment policy, we’ll prioritise applications from employees who are under formal notice of redundancy.

Location: Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA

Compliance: Eligibility to Work in the UK

Salary: £44,499 pa