Senior Philanthropy Manager

Streetwise Opera Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Streetwise Opera is seeking a Senior Philanthropy Manager to lead a new strand of fundraising, focusing on growing major donor income and building a strong prospect pipeline. The role works with the senior leadership team and Trustees to secure support for ambitious plans.

The position is hybrid, based in London, and part-time (3 years, 0.4 FTE; 14 hours/week: two days, ideally Mondays and Wednesdays). First interviews guaranteed for candidates with lived homelessness experience and essential

Qualifications

• Experience in major donor fundraising and donor development.
• Ability to develop compelling fundraising proposals for high-value supporters.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with boards and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Grow the major donor portfolio and cultivate new prospects.
• Develop and implement a major donor strategy and pipeline.
• Prepare persuasive fundraising proposals and case for support.
• Cultivate relationships with existing and prospective donors and Trustees.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to achieve income targets.

Skills

Major donors

Donor stewardship

Proposal writing

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Job description

Streetwise Opera is looking to appoint a Senior Philanthropy Manager to lead on an exciting new strand of fundraising for the organisation.

Over the last five years, Streetwise Opera has been steadily growing its individual giving income. Now, as we approach our 25th year, we are looking to markedly increase this area of fundraising, finding more supporters who are passionate about what we do and want to play a part in a vibrant and impactful future for the organisation.

Working with a small and highly committed staff team and Board, we’re looking for someone who can continue to build on the foundations that are already in place, bringing new knowledge, expertise and ideas into the organisation, and playing a key role in the income generation that will allow us to achieve our ambitious future plans.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for growing our major donor portfolio, developing our prospect pipeline and implementing a major donor strategy. This will include cultivating and stewarding existing and prospective donors, creating compelling fundraising proposals and working closely with our senior leadership team and Trustees to build lasting relationships with supporters.

We will guarantee first round interviews to candidates who have lived experience of homelessness and meet the essential criteria.

Closing date for applications: 10:00am, Monday 23 November 2026. We do not close applications early.

We will contact all applicants regarding the outcome of their application by the end of the working day on Friday 27 November.

Contract: 3 years, 0.4 (2 days per week), fixed-term contract.

Hours: 14 hours (2 days) per week. Preferred working days would be Mondays and Wednesdays, but there is flexibility.

Location: Hybrid, working from Streetwise Opera's London office (based in Rich Mix, Bethnal Green) and from home.