Relationship Manager (Philanthropy & Partnership), Scotland & Northern Ireland

Mission Aviation Fellowship UK; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Aviation Fellowship UK is seeking a Relationship Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland. This role focuses on cultivating relationships with high-value donors and trusts, ensuring compliance with fundraising standards, and contributing to the organization's mission of delivering essential services to remote communities. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

22 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• Experience working with donors or in a relationship management environment.
• Knowledge of audiences to develop donor involvement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with high-value trusts and donors.
• Secure major gifts from new donors while strengthening existing partnerships.
• Present high-quality fundraising proposals to prospects.

Skills

Strong communication

Networking skills

Financial literacy

Proactive approach

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Relationship Manager (Philanthropy & Partnership), Scotland & Northern Ireland

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is seeking a driven and purposeful Relationship Manager to cultivate strategic connections with high-value trusts, foundations, and individual major donors.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a focused and high-performing team and make a powerful contribution to our global mission, bringing action, support and transformation where it's needed most.

Location: This role can be based at the MAF UK Offices in Glasgow, covering Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of the North of England and maximising our engagement with a thriving local aerospace and charity sector region. Hybrid working options are available, as is the opportunity to work from our Milton Keynes office.

Rewards: Salary of £42,000, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

As a Relationship Manager, you will develop and maintain successful long-term relationships with high-value trusts, foundations, and individual major donors across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of the North of England.

Hitting the ground running, you will focus on securing major gifts from new donors while strengthening the commitment of long-standing supporters, enabling them to deepen their partnership with MAF’s mission.

You will also present detailed, accurate and high-quality fundraising proposals to prospects and donors, ensuring any specific deadlines or funding windows are complied with.

Additionally, you will:


- Work to agreed annual targets with a goal to increase support year-on-year
- Create and implement action plans to engage and nurture donors
- Ensure procedures and standards are developed and compliant with any legislation
- Support team CRM database activities, ensuring accurate records and reporting

About You

To be considered as a Relationship Manager, you will need:

- Experience working with donors or in a relationship management environment
- Knowledge of audiences to develop donor involvement
- A proactive, confident approach and a focus on delivering results
- Strong communication and networking skills
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Financial literacy to interpret business plans
- A degree-level education

About Us

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a Christian organisation that uses light aircraft to deliver practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to some of the world’s most remote and inaccessible communities.

For 80 years, MAF has been working in partnership with hundreds of other organisations to enable access to medical care, education, livelihood training and long-term support in over 24 low-income countries.

We believe that every community, however remote, should have access to the essentials of life – that’s why MAF’s flights are a lifeline, not a luxury.

The Benefits

- Salary of £42,000 per annum, depending upon experience
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year
- Non-contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions
- Death in service payment
- Flexible working policy

You’ll want to seize this rare and dynamic position with both hands as you take the lead to facilitate critical, life-enabling transportation across the world.

Working on behalf of the most remote parts of the globe, you’ll be ensuring vital supplies, medicines and personnel reach the communities that rely on our support.

As such, your contributions will forge measurable impact and your expertise will directly advance efforts that change lives around the world.

So, if you want to make a tangible difference, read on and apply today!

Other organisations may call this role Major Donor Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Fundraising Manager, Philanthropy Manager, High-Value Donor Manager, or High-Value Relationship Manager.

Webrecruit and Mission Aviation Fellowship UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity, and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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