Philanthropy Lead

3 weeks ago

Central London, United Kingdom Parkinson’s UK Full time

About the role and team:

Our Philanthropy Lead will join an established High Value team, who collectively raise in excess of £5m+ a year. We are looking for a visionary, dynamic, and empathetic leader who is excited to work closely with the Parkinson’s community to secure vital donations towards our strategic priorities - including our multi-year Parkinson’s UK Nurse Appeal, ground-breaking Parkinson’s research and the Virtual Biotech, our international drug discovery programme. 

This role will lead, influence and embed the major donor strategy and line manage a high performing team. You'll deliver your own prospect/donor cultivation activity and generate new leads by working with our committed and high profile senior volunteers. 

You'll collaborate with colleagues and leaders across the charity to identify prospects and opportunities to give at a transformational level. You'll present and inspire philanthropic support for our work across the board, ranging from our much needed information and support services through to our Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech drug development programme, which is leading the way in driving forward new pioneering treatments. 

What you’ll do:

  • Lead the Philanthropy team to deliver our ambitious multi-year income targets 

  • Build on the team’s existing strategy, working closely with the Head on the overall strategic direction

  • Identify, cultivate and manage relationships with your pipeline of donors and prospects (focused on £100k+ gifts)

  • Collaborate with key colleagues and senior volunteers to build the £1m+ transformational gift pipeline

  • Oversee, support and coach the Philanthropy team with their prospect/donor cultivation and stewardship activity 

What you’ll bring:

  • Craft and passion for as well as extensive experience of successful major donor fundraising, with a track record of securing five and six figure gifts 

  • The ability to proactively identify, qualify and generate new prospects to help grow and develop the team’s pipelines 

  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to manage, coach, motivate and inspire a high performing team 

  • Excellent relationship building and communication skills

  • Experience of delivering activity with fundraising boards/senior volunteers

Whilst this is advertised as a full-time position, we are committed to being flexible in our roles and would consider part-time working and compressed hours. Please specify in your supporting statement if you are interested in a specific working pattern. 

Please apply through our career portal on our website, via the Apply button with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined in the ‘’What you’ll bring’’ section of the job description.

Interviews for this role will be held on 1st October. Successful candidates will be invited to a second stage interview, the details of which will be confirmed with them at a later date.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

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