Major Gifts Officer

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Soi Dog Foundation Full time

Job description

**About Soi Dog***

Soi Dog Foundation is the largest animal welfare organisation in Asia dedicated to helping stray dogs and cats. Our mission is_ ‘To improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals, and to ultimately end animal cruelty’. _The values we rate are passion, compassion, honesty and transparency.

**Job Summary**

This is an exciting time to join Soi Dog as we enter our 21st year of operation and continue to rapidly accelerate our programme growth in Thailand and beyond. Key to delivering and sustaining this growth is the newly created Major Gifts Officer role who will play a key role in supporting the team with developing income and managing mid to high-level donor stewardship across international audiences, with specific focus on the UK and US.

Working collaboratively with the Major Gifts and Partnerships Manager you will research prospective HNWIs, corporates, trusts and foundations and craft compelling cases for support to inspire and nurture these relationships to secure major gifts. Underpinning your success will be your proactive attitude and solutions-based approach.

Alongside working with an existing portfolio of major givers in the US and UK, you will assist with growing this donor pipeline through research, prospecting, engagement and stewardship. We’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience (2 years’+) and who is confident in building relationships with donors.

***Duties and Responsibilities***
- Research and identify leads for major gifts and grants from HNWIs, corporates, trusts and foundations with a specific focus on the UK and US;
- Retain trust, foundation and individual donors through prompt thanking, impact reporting and excellent ongoing stewardship;
- Support the design and implementation of corporate partnerships that benefit the charity;
- Support the management of a portfolio of major donors, trusts, foundations and corporates;
- Organise and participate in fundraising events to strengthen relationships with major donors;
- Develop written materials for correspondence, proposals, events collateral, reporting and other communications as needed;
- Other duties as required within the team.

**Skills and Requirements**
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and comfort working in a high-energy, fast-paced, and collaborative environment;
- Sharing relevant information in a clear, timely and concise manner;
- Ability to work independently; move projects from conceptual stages to launch; and handle multiple and often competing deadlines;
- Ability to adjust priorities to address changing situations and conditions;
- Outstanding, proven time management and organisational skills.

**About You**
- You must have at least two years demonstrable experience of managing major gifts and/or grants;
- You are enthusiastic and passionate about animal rights/welfare and Soi Dog's goals and represent them in a professional manner;
- Preferably you will have experience in the solicitation of principal gifts at the $1,000+ level;
- Proven ability to proactively steward relationships with donors in a way that enhances continued and increased levels of support;
- Experience in the design and implementation of effective prospect solicitation strategies and cases for support;
- You have excellent native or fluent communication skills in English (written and oral) and a confident, professional and friendly demeanor;
- You can explain things well and are passionate and persuasive;
- You have creativity, flexibility and a structured, independent and proactive way of working;
- You have very good skills in the areas of project management, strategic thinking and analysis.

**Working Hours and Location**

This is a full-time, contracted position based remotely in the UK.

40 hours, five days a week (Monday-Friday). You must be willing to work flexibly across multiple time zones where required.

You must also be willing and flexible to travel both nationally and internationally where required.

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