Senior Major Gifts Manager (5872)

Location: Home Based, United Kingdom 

Group: Social Impact 

Vacancy type: Permanent 

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)  

Benefits include:

• 28 days holiday
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills

About us:

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

About the role:

This role sits within our Philanthropy and Partnerships team within our Social Impact Group, and you will work closely with the Director of Philanthropy & Partnerships, AD of Philanthropy (Major Gifts), Major Appeal Programme Director, Executive Director Social Impact and senior leaders at all levels to identify and access new and existing networks of wealth, opportunity and influence. 

Our step-change in impact with children will be achieved by a step-change in our philanthropy & partnerships: as a Senior Major Gifts Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in this transformation through strategic development and personal leadership of a portfolio of individual major donors that contribute significant financial investment to The Children’s Society.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:  

• Substantial track record personally securing significant partnerships with major supporters 
• Experience leading on developing major account portfolio management, proposal preparation and effective cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major donors 
• Strong communication skills including presentation, negotiation, influencing and writing skills with ability to build relationships across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders 
• Knowledge of legal, regulatory and ethical environment of major gift fundraising 
• Ability to see both the bigger picture as well as have a keen eye for detail.
• Line management experience and ability to lead by example and support a culture of ambition and best practice

Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 18th March
Interviews: Wednesday 25th March PM and Thursday 26th March after 11.30am

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, for Youth Impact roles, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic DBS check, 2 years of employment references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

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