Head of Philanthropy

Head of Philanthropy

We are building a church-based movement against poverty, delivering the right messages at the right times to inspire action and support. Our goal is to strengthen the CAP supporter and church movement to "Face it, Fight it, End it - Together."

We inspire our supporters to give, act, and pray, demonstrating hope to those burdened by debt and poverty. We highlight how God uses CAP to mobilise people and churches, transforming lives, churches, communities and society itself.

We are driven to raise the necessary funds and partnerships needed to achieve CAP's vision of transformed lives, thriving churches, and an end to UK poverty. We collaborate with other fundraising and communications teams to provide a fantastic and rewarding supporter experience.    

Purpose The Head of Philanthropy, reporting to the Director of Fundraising, is responsible for leading and growing CAP's major donor income, cultivating and stewarding high-value relationships, and building and mentoring a high-performing Philanthropy Team. This includes overseeing the work of the team (including Trusts and Foundations) and playing a crucial role in achieving ambitious fundraising targets and ensuring CAP's long-term financial sustainability.

They themselves will be an experienced and confident relationship builder, communicator and fundraiser, cultivating relationships with high-value donors and partners to achieve ambitious targets.

Our philanthropic fundraising is moving into a new era in Christians Against Poverty.  We have recently launched our new strategy and within it state the need to have a more diverse fundraising strategy that draws income from a range of types of sources. A particular area that is highlighted is the need to develop our work in the area of major donors "transitioning to a dedicated team of managing our donor relationships on a day-to-day basis." We have recently been developing our CRM (salesforce), upskilling staff and developing our case for support in order to have a robust foundation on which to build our philanthropy strategy. We are looking for an experienced and charismatic practitioner-leader who will not only lead the team but will role model best practice in philanthropy acquisition and relationship management.

CAP celebrates the value of diversity and our aim is for our workforce to be as inclusive as possible as well as representing the communities we serve. With this in mind, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. We are committed to continue building an environment that embraces diversity and includes all.

How to apply- click on the 'apply on website' button below. Closing date is March 23rd 2025